Weather Records on 28 March 1961

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1961. Highest significance: Canary Island, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1961

On 28 March 1961, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 507 daily.
Canary Island set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 28 March 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 28 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Swaelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Matjesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesville 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yadgir	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yanga (Warne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 28 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 28 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1961

Top 20 records on 28 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1961	Canary Island, AU	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1961	Boort, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1961	Sao Benedito, BR	all-time rain	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	3 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1961	Swaelfontein, ZA	all-time rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1961	Warracknabeal (Ailsa), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1961	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1961	Greeley, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1961	Caucaia, BR	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1961	Natimuk, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1961	Monticello, US	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1961	Fernihurst, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1961	Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1961	Mincha, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1961	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1961	Boigbeat, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1961	Charlton Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1961	Tarnagulla, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1961	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1961	Kerang (Meran Downs), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1961	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 years	48 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1961. 1961 had 521 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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Data for records on 1961-03-28: 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	415
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1