Weather Records on 28 May 1962

859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1962. Highest significance: Plattsmouth 1E, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1962

On 28 May 1962, 859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 833 daily.
Plattsmouth 1E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 111.5 mm (4.4 in) on 28 May 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

859 stations

859 station records on 28 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Devgad	India	Record daily precipitation	158.3 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angorichina Hostel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington (Range Vue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Noongall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woocalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yimkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Radford 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pullagaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (the Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgaranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

859 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 566, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	566
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 833.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

756 broken records

Margins by which the 756 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1962

Top 20 records on 28 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1962	Plattsmouth 1E, US	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1962	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1962	Cairo River, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1962	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1962	Boogardie, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	Sawantwadi, IN	monthly rain	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	Billabalong, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	Petcheys Bay, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	Devgad, IN	daily rain	158.3 mm (6.2 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	Ft Valley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	Angorichina Hostel, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1962	Yoweragabbie, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 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

1794 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 859 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 1962-05-28: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	752
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1