Weather Records on 28 May 1969

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1969. Highest significance: Yandina Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 May 1969

On 28 May 1969, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
468 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 808 daily.
Yandina Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 28 May 1969.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

863 stations

863 station records on 28 May 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niederworresbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Semijarka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughn	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caloundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 May 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 54, daily 808.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

691 broken records

Margins by which the 691 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1969

Top 20 records on 28 May 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1969	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1969	Kalpienung, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Coolum Beach Post Office, AU	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Tarko-Sale, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Alderley, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Niederworresbach, DE	monthly rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Palmwoods Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1969	Waldems-Reinborn, DE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	39 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 863 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1969-05-28: 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	640
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1