Weather Records on 28 March 1973

670 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1973. Highest significance: Tbilisi, GE.

Key Facts for 28 March 1973

On 28 March 1973, 670 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 640 daily.
Tbilisi set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 28 March 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

670 stations

670 station records on 28 March 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kuridala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cotswold Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paruna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malbon Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cororooke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caramut (Barwidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Yankaninna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda (Brownlow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

670 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 28 March 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 28 March 1973 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 640.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1973

Top 20 records on 28 March 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1973	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1973	Fillmore, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1973	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	78 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1973	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Diversion Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Kuridala Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Cotswold Hills, AU	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Warrnambool Downs, AU	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Ft Washakie 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Netley, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Marree (Farina), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Terang, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Dajarra Hotel, AU	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Fermoy, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Kanosh, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Glenbervie Station, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1973	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 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

1805 to 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1973. 1973 had 670 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 100	582
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1