Weather Records on 28 April 1966

800 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1966. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1966

On 28 April 1966, 800 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 481 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 794 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 28 April 1966.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

800 stations

800 station records on 28 April 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Point Isl du Boi	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stafford	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vaucluse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norway House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Royal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

800 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 263, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 218, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 28 April 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	263
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	218
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 28 April 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 794.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

624 broken records

Margins by which the 624 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1966

Top 20 records on 28 April 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1966	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Beardsley, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Mundiwindi, AU	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Jena Sternwarte, DE	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Pilot Point Isl du Boi, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Stafford, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Sutherland Mwsdb, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Vaucluse, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1966	Beechy, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 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

1795 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 800 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 50	581
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2