Weather Records on 28 May 1963

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1963. Highest significance: Milledgeville, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1963

On 28 May 1963, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 356 daily.
Milledgeville set a daily record precipitation of 122.7 mm (4.8 in) on 28 May 1963.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

368 stations

368 station records on 28 May 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Camm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holt Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake King	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smoky Bay (Puntabie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eclipse Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lucerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 28 May 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1963 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

318 broken records

Margins by which the 318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1963

Top 20 records on 28 May 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1963	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1963	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Gladwin, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Nordby (Fano), DK	monthly rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Lake Camm, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Ceduna (Goode), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Holt Rock, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Athens, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Ravenna Lock 12, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Hathwa, IN	monthly rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Milaca, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Comanche, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Pointe Au Pere, CA	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Kern River Ph 1, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Covington, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1963	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 368 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1963-05-28: 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 20	291
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1