Weather Records on 28 April 1974

777 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1974. Highest significance: Finley Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 April 1974

On 28 April 1974, 777 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 745 daily.
Finley Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 28 April 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

777 stations

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

Weather records on 28 April 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.9 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tewkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Hartwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Castro Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Scamander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itapebi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arhara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pocoes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mayrung (Malvern)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barro Vermelho (Ibipitanga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Toms Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waaia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maracas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmerton (Woodlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toolamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bira	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Jerome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

777 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 April 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 April 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 745.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

638 broken records

Margins by which the 638 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1974

Top 20 records on 28 April 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1974	Finley Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1974	Ridgley, AU	all-time rain	141.9 mm (5.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1974	Tewkesbury, AU	monthly rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Rosebery, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Conargo (Hartwood), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Cradle Valley (Waldheim), AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Castro Alves, BR	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Tocumwal Airport, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	German Town, AU	daily rain	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Upper Scamander, AU	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Knoxville, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Itapebi, BR	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Grandfalls 3SSE, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Numurkah Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Arhara, RU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Elliott Research Station, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Yanac North, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Queimadas, BR	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1974	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	46 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 777 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 20	561
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1