Weather Records on 28 May 1952

314 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1952. Highest significance: Kurseong, IN.

Key Facts for 28 May 1952

On 28 May 1952, 314 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 302 daily.
Kurseong set a monthly record daily precipitation of 269.2 mm (10.6 in) on 28 May 1952.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

314 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Underwood 12 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moogooree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarmera	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

314 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 302.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1952

Top 20 records on 28 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1952	Kurseong, IN	monthly rain	269.2 mm (10.6 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1952	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1952	Luling, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1952	Itahar, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1952	Woodsboro, US	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1952	Uvalde, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1952	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1952	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1952	Springhurst, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1952	Pierce 1 E, US	monthly rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1952	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1952	Gaspe, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1952	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1952	Cuero, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1952	Goliad, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1952	Austwell, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1952	La Grange, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1952	Sabinal, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1952	Buxton, GB	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1952	Alvin, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	32 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

1794 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 314 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

Download the Data

Data for records on 1952-05-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	221
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1