Weather Records on 28 April 1971

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1971. Highest significance: Chasm Falls, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1971

On 28 April 1971, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 554 daily.
Chasm Falls set a daily record snow depth of 66.0 cm (26.0 in) on 28 April 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 28 April 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nabowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poco Das Trincheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taboleiro Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Myrtle Bank (Lanoma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Riacho Fundo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bogong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 28 April 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 28 April 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1971

Top 20 records on 28 April 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1971	Chasm Falls, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Corner Brook, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Laura, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Weeaproinah, AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Wirrega (Taunton), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Deer Lake, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Nabowla, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Antigo, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1971	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	78 years	35 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1971. 1971 had 570 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 100	464
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1