Weather Records on 28 March 1975

1,996 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1975. Highest significance: Kaycee, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 1975

On 28 March 1975, 1,996 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 1,094 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,917 daily.
Kaycee set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 28 March 1975.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,996 stations

1,996 station records on 28 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Forrest City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newbern	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bixby	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shirley	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burdette	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dzaore	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,996 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 633, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 461, Heaviest daily rainfall 547, Heaviest daily snowfall 121, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 28 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	633
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	461
Heaviest daily rainfall	547
Heaviest daily snowfall	121
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 28 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 68, daily 1,917.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,750 broken records

Margins by which the 1,750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1975

Top 20 records on 28 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1975	Kaycee, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1975	Black Rock, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1975	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1975	Union City, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1975	Forrest City, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1975	Taipak, KZ	monthly rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1975	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1975	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1975	Newbern, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1975	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1975	Russellville, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1975	Corona, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1975	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1975	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1975	Blytheville, US	monthly rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1975	Box Butte Exp STN, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1975	Marshall, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1975	Greenville 6 N, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1975	Tooele, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1975	Boqueirao, BR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	51 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1975. 1975 had 1,996 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,711
100 to 200	29
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1