Weather Records on 28 March 1959

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1959. Highest significance: Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1959

On 28 March 1959, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 372 daily.
Tilpa (Tongo Road) set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 28 March 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 28 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego the Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Yamba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mascot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunham River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 28 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 28 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 149.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1959

Top 20 records on 28 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1959	Tilpa (Tongo Road), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1959	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1959	Cobar (Meryula), AU	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1959	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Canbelego Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Cobar (Lerida), AU	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Canbelego the Hermitage, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Cobar Post Office, AU	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Cavendish (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Springfield Government Tank, AU	all-time rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Bunghill Tank, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Currawinya, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1959	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1959. 1959 had 385 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 20	257
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1