Weather Records on 28 May 1964

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1964. Highest significance: Vale, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1964

On 28 May 1964, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 378 daily.
Vale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 28 May 1964.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 28 May 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Serra Talhada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ratangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lalsot	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Srimadhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Abu	India	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harper	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 28 May 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1964

Top 20 records on 28 May 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1964	Vale, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1964	Serra Talhada, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Nova Cruz, BR	daily rain	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Weihenstephan-Durnast, DE	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Le Roy, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Garden City, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Garnett 1 E, US	monthly rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Eldon, US	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Ratangarh, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Owensville, US	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Santo Antonio, BR	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Lalsot, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Virginia City, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Arthur 4NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1964	Pacific, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	42 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1964. 1964 had 394 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 1964-05-28: 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	262
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1