Weather Records on 28 April 1972

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1972. Highest significance: Watson Lake A, CA.

Key Facts for 28 April 1972

On 28 April 1972, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 496 daily.
Watson Lake A set a daily record snowfall of 13.5 cm (5.3 in) on 28 April 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 28 April 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watson Lake A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Catole	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kid Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guarani	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abre Campo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Menier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tunka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hereford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Surprise Store	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hovaling	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gigant	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 28 April 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 28 April 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 496.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1972

Top 20 records on 28 April 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1972	Watson Lake A, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Eskdalemuir, GB	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Buxton, GB	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Besonderheid"Byzonderhd.", ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Brenham, US	monthly rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Catole, BR	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Conroe, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Carroll, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Kid Valley, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Fort McPherson, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Coupeville 1 S, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Brownsville, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Guarani, BR	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Babuskin, RU	daily high max	22.1 C (71.8 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Bulverde, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Manassas 3 NW, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1972	Hempstead, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1972. 1972 had 523 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	413
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1