Weather Records on 28 March 1956

473 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1956. Highest significance: Osage, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 1956

On 28 March 1956, 473 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 460 daily.
Osage set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 28 March 1956.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

473 stations

473 station records on 28 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noccundra Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

473 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 28 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 28 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1956

Top 20 records on 28 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1956	Osage, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Cypress River, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Northwood, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Danbury, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Fayette, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Angus 1 N, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Mora, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Weyerhaeuser 1N, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Hamiota, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Amery, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Amery, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Wadena 3 S, US	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Park River, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1956	Weyerhaeuser 1N, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1956. 1956 had 473 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	387
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1