Weather Records on 28 April 1953

482 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1953. Highest significance: Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU.

Key Facts for 28 April 1953

On 28 April 1953, 482 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 461 daily.
Mungindi (Burrenbah) set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 28 April 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

482 stations

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

Weather records on 28 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoille Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Ameri Fork Pwhs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

482 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1953

Top 20 records on 28 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1953	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1953	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1953	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1953	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1953	Walnut Creek, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Deseret, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Oak City, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Williams, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Kooskia, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Lamoille Ph, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Soldier Summit, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Laurier, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Newport, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Truckee Rs, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Santa Paula, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1953	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	19 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

1795 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1953. 1953 had 482 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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Data for records on 1953-04-28: 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 10	348
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1