Weather Records on 28 May 1975

397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1975. Highest significance: Mt Ida 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1975

On 28 May 1975, 397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 383 daily.
Mt Ida 3 SE set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 28 May 1975.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

397 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kihnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naponee	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

397 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 May 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 May 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1975

Top 20 records on 28 May 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1975	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	102 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1975	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Kihnu, EE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Yakabindie, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Zaragoza Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Sheridan Twr, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Tennyson, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Mont-de-Marsan, FR	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Goodland, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Kookynie, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Virtsu, EE	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Osage City, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Pyramid, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low min	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Salinillas, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1975	Sheffield, GB	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	86 years	37 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

1794 to 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 397 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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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	328
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1