Weather Records on 28 March 1953

303 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1953. Highest significance: Angurugu, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1953

On 28 March 1953, 303 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 286 daily.
Angurugu set an all-time record daily precipitation of 513.3 mm (20.2 in) on 28 March 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

303 stations

303 station records on 28 March 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angurugu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	513.3 mm (20.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karimganj Farm	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Siksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenland Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

303 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 286.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1953

Top 20 records on 28 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1953	Angurugu, AU	all-time rain	513.3 mm (20.2 in)	150.3 mm (5.9 in)	21 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1953	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1953	Hambantota, LK	monthly high min	26.8 C (80.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1953	Buxton, GB	monthly rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1953	Karimganj, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1953	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1953	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1953	Rio Grande City, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1953	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1953	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1953	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1953	Karimganj Farm, IN	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1953	Heavitree, Estcourt, ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1953	Fruitland, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1953	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1953	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily low min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1953	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1953	Apslawn, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1953	Holbrook, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1953	Ft Duchesne, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	26 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

1805 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1953. 1953 had 303 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

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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 100	210
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1