Weather Records on 28 March 1955

1,111 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1955. Highest significance: Tiaro, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1955

On 28 March 1955, 1,111 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 791 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,037 daily.
Tiaro set an all-time record daily precipitation of 323.9 mm (12.8 in) on 28 March 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,111 stations

1,111 station records on 28 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	323.9 mm (12.8 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	289.1 mm (11.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	290.8 mm (11.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Munna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	425.7 mm (16.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	293.1 mm (11.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	308.9 mm (12.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wolvi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	268.5 mm (10.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Colton Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	382.3 mm (15.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.3 mm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	320.5 mm (12.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.5 mm (8.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	268.0 mm (10.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	244.6 mm (9.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.3 mm (8.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.1 mm (10.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.4 mm (9.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	414.0 mm (16.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.8 mm (10.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	315.7 mm (12.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.3 mm (10.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Avonmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,111 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 393, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 398, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 28 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	393
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	398
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 28 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 56, daily 1,037.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

939 broken records

Margins by which the 939 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1955

Top 20 records on 28 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1955	Tiaro, AU	all-time rain	323.9 mm (12.8 in)	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	50 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 March 1955	Nanango Wills St, AU	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	65 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Gundiah Railway Station, AU	all-time rain	289.1 mm (11.4 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Pialba Post Office, AU	monthly rain	290.8 mm (11.4 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	54 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Gympie, AU	daily rain	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Toogoolawah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Munna Creek, AU	all-time rain	425.7 mm (16.8 in)	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Yabba Station, AU	all-time rain	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Boonara, AU	monthly rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	293.1 mm (11.5 in)	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Mt Crosby, AU	all-time rain	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	143.7 mm (5.7 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Mt Brisbane, AU	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	308.9 mm (12.2 in)	251.7 mm (9.9 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Wolvi, AU	monthly rain	268.5 mm (10.6 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Woody Island, AU	monthly rain	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1955	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1955. 1955 had 1,111 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	899
100 to 200	31
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1