Weather Records on 28 May 1957

272 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1957. Highest significance: Chittur, IN.

Key Facts for 28 May 1957

On 28 May 1957, 272 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 267 daily.
Chittur set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 28 May 1957.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

272 stations

272 station records on 28 May 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thornton Bvrt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boqueirao Pedras Brancas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

272 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 May 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 267.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1957

Top 20 records on 28 May 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1957	Chittur, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1957	Milan, IT	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	120 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1957	Pusad, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1957	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	6.5 C (43.7 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1957	Uthamapalayam, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1957	Gove 4W, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1957	Sandvig, DK	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1957	Turaiyur, IN	monthly rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1957	Putbus, DE	daily low max	10.7 C (51.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1957	Graz, AT	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1957	Ilav, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1957	Kamuthi, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1957	Hill City 1 W, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1957	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily low min	0.3 C (32.5 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1957	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low min	2.7 C (36.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1957	Magdeburg, DE	daily low min	0.1 C (32.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1957	Arnsberg, DE	daily low min	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1957	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1957	Cuddapah, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1957	Glomfjord, NO	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	32 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 272 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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Data for records on 1957-05-28: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	215
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1