Weather Records on 28 April 1968

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1968. Highest significance: Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU.

Key Facts for 28 April 1968

On 28 April 1968, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 505 daily.
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 28 April 1968.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

536 stations

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

Weather records on 28 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo (Kylmorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arrilalah Telegraph Off	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Boree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ernabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wynbring Siding (Tar 377 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ray Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kindon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rudall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kielpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington (Range Vue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brooker)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Anicut	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tea Tree Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koppio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portsea Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ungarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 353, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	353
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1968

Top 20 records on 28 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1968	Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1968	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1968	Orroroo (Kylmorn), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Quilberry Station, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	American River, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Arrilalah Telegraph Off, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Mudgeacca, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Yeelana (Brimpton Lake), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Glen Boree, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Bond Springs Homestead, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Ernabella, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Wynbring Siding (Tar 377 Mile), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Ray Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Denton, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Kindon, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1968	Yardea, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	48 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 536 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 20	406
20 to 40	61
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1