Weather Records on 28 April 1961

222 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1961. Highest significance: Hospet, IN.

Key Facts for 28 April 1961

On 28 April 1961, 222 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 217 daily.
Hospet set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 28 April 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

222 stations

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

Weather records on 28 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dauan Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Cabonga	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kosigi(Kesigi)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

222 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 14.

Records on 28 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 217.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

167 broken records

Margins by which the 167 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1961

Top 20 records on 28 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1961	Hospet, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1961	Kampli, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1961	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1961	Udipi, IN	monthly rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1961	Dauan Island, AU	daily rain	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1961	Saunur(Savnur), IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1961	Urvakonda, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1961	Vita (Khanapur), IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1961	Kingstree, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1961	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1961	Winnsboro, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1961	Parelhas (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1961	Aschersleben, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1961	Turuvekere, IN	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1961	Barrage Cabonga, CA	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1961	Kosigi(Kesigi), IN	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1961	Holalkhere, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1961	Molakmura, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1961	Chiknayakanihall, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1961	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	63 years	30 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

1795 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 222 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 20	141
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1