Weather Records on 28 May 1954

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1954. Highest significance: Durham, GB.

Key Facts for 28 May 1954

On 28 May 1954, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 379 daily.
Durham set a daily record precipitation of 35.2 mm (1.4 in) on 28 May 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 28 May 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bullardoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sursand	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 28 May 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 379.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1954

Top 20 records on 28 May 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1954	Durham, GB	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1954	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1954	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1954	Minonk, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1954	Gore Bay, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1954	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1954	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1954	Monticello, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1954	St Peter, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1954	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1954	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high min	13.8 C (56.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1954	Napoleon, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1954	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	13.7 C (56.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1954	Houston, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1954	Heber, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1954	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1954	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1954	Sheohar, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1954	Grenada, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	31 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 382 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

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	269
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1