Weather Records on 28 April 1965

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1965. Highest significance: Fichtelberg, DE.

Key Facts for 28 April 1965

On 28 April 1965, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 372 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 691 daily.
Fichtelberg set a daily record precipitation of 43.3 mm (1.7 in) on 28 April 1965.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 28 April 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mescalero	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cabaceiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rize	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 245, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 April 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	245
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 April 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 691.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1050.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1965

Top 20 records on 28 April 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1965	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1965	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1965	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1965	Woorarra, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1965	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1965	Mescalero, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1965	Cabaceiras, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1965	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1965	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1965	Aguirre, PR	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1965	Nossen, DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1965	Huauchinango, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1965	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1965	Stiege, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1965	Waynesboro, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1965	El-Golea, DZ	daily low min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1965	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1965	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1965	Kern River Ph 1, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1965	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	55 years	29 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1965. 1965 had 707 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 200	550
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1