Weather Records on 28 March 1968

703 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1968. Highest significance: Lock (Ninamanima), AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1968

On 28 March 1968, 703 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
417 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 654 daily.
Lock (Ninamanima) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 28 March 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

703 stations

703 station records on 28 March 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lock (Ninamanima)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kielpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Neill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Skuitklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alwaye Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yaninee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chandada Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coetzeekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poochera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warramboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quaggasdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Groenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

703 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 March 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 March 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 49, daily 654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

592 broken records

Margins by which the 592 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1968

Top 20 records on 28 March 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1968	Lock (Ninamanima), AU	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1968	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Tittagudi, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Wirrulla (Petina), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Eucla, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Smoky Bay, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Kielpa, AU	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Penong, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Butler (Anona), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Ariyalur, IN	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Observatorio Do Iag, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	124 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Port Neill, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Skuitklip, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Acude Bonito, BR	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1968	Golden A, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	54 years	45 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

1805 to 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1968. 1968 had 703 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

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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 20	546
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1