Weather Records on 28 May 1961

1,026 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1961. Highest significance: Yamburgan, AU.

Key Facts for 28 May 1961

On 28 May 1961, 1,026 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 687 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 1,013 daily.
Yamburgan set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 28 May 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,026 stations

1,026 station records on 28 May 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheoganj	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Normandy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Totara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mooga Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Hall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,026 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 184, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 503, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 May 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	184
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	503
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 May 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 1,013.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

909 broken records

Margins by which the 909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1961

Top 20 records on 28 May 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1961	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1961	Millinocket, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1961	Ellsworth, US	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Sheoganj, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Sumter, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Normandy, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Vita (Khanapur), IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low max	9.6 C (49.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Bugulma, RU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Totara, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Plain Dealing, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Dillon, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1961	Sherman, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	37 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

1794 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 1,026 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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Data for records on 1961-05-28: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 May 1961
Margin	Records
0 to 10	794
10 to 20	76
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3