Weather Records on 28 March 1974

614 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1974. Highest significance: Tonala (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 28 March 1974

On 28 March 1974, 614 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 598 daily.
Tonala (Smn) set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 28 March 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

614 stations

614 station records on 28 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wilgabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckels Hwy Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

614 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 March 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1974

Top 20 records on 28 March 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1974	Tonala (Smn), MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Monterey, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Cottage Grove 2E, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Mungindi (Wilgabah), AU	daily rain	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Chemult, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Salinas AP, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Chemult, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Shepherds Flat, AU	monthly rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Spreckels Hwy Brg, US	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Pine Ridge, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Sparta, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Ft Kent, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Butte Falls 1 SE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1974	Port Hastings, CA	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 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

1805 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1974. 1974 had 614 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 50	493
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1