Weather Records on 28 March 1960

555 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1960. Highest significance: Narrogin, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1960

On 28 March 1960, 555 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 538 daily.
Narrogin set a daily record precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 28 March 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

555 stations

555 station records on 28 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Le Grand	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Braco (Efic)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mogumber	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ajana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eclipse Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dinninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Warren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgedale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

555 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 28 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 28 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 538.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 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 March 1960

Top 20 records on 28 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1960	Narrogin, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1960	Williams, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1960	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1960	Denmark, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Santana Do Matos, BR	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Ravensthorpe, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Kukerin, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Beverley, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Chidlow, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Bunbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Pingelly, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Perillup, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Margaret River, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Bangalup, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Deeside, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Av-A-Rest, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Le Grand, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Wilbur, US	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1960	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	42 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1960. 1960 had 555 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1960-03-28: 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 50	450
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1