Weather Records on 28 April 1958

535 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1958. Highest significance: Tiruvaiyaru, IN.

Key Facts for 28 April 1958

On 28 April 1958, 535 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 529 daily.
Tiruvaiyaru set a daily record precipitation of 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 28 April 1958.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

535 stations

535 station records on 28 April 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
G. Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alwaye Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caesars Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burdwan	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malvan	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

535 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 178, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 April 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	178
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 April 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 529.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1958

Top 20 records on 28 April 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1958	Tiruvaiyaru, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1958	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Copperhill, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Morganton, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Resaca, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Amite, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	G. Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Ravenna Lock 12, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Pithoragarh, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Alwaye Pwd, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Siler City 2 N, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Morris, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Landrum 1 NE, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Malegaon, IN	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Bison 3NW, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1958	Phillipsburg, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	35 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

1795 to 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1958. 1958 had 535 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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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 50	440
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1