Weather Records on 28 April 1952

894 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1952. Highest significance: Annanvale, AU.

Key Facts for 28 April 1952

On 28 April 1952, 894 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
441 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 112 monthly and 782 daily.
Annanvale set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 28 April 1952.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

894 stations

894 station records on 28 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paca-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cockatoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Viewpoint	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swanfels Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salome 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roebling	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

894 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 300, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	300
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 112, daily 782.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

744 broken records

Margins by which the 744 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1952

Top 20 records on 28 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1952	Annanvale, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Paca-Ata, KG	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Bathurst Agricultural Station, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Parker, US	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Dinmore Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Cockatoo Station, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Viewpoint, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Belleplain STN Forest, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Shirbourne Park, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Pleasantville 1 N, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1952	Childers Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1952	Goombungee Post Office, AU	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1952	St Albans, CA	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1952	Moorestown 4 E, US	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1952	Regina Int'l A, CA	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 894 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	671
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2