Weather Records on 28 May 1976

914 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1976. Highest significance: Clayton 1 SSW, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1976

On 28 May 1976, 914 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 441 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 895 daily.
Clayton 1 SSW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 146.3 mm (5.8 in) on 28 May 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

914 stations

914 station records on 28 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Volnovakha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Cachoeirinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Engenheiro Hermilo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Simanovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quadra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sodrelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Sao Jose	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	252.5 mm (9.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beedeville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim de Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Engenheiro Maia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Araraquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tatui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orlandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

914 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 257, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 184, Heaviest daily rainfall 406, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 28 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	257
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	184
Heaviest daily rainfall	406
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 895.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1976

Top 20 records on 28 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1976	Clayton 1 SSW, US	monthly rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1976	Black Rock, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1976	Volnovakha, UA	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Fazenda Cachoeirinha, BR	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Nooitgedacht, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Santa Gertrudes, BR	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Engenheiro Hermilo, BR	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Nizhne-Tambovskoe, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Usina Turvinho, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Waterville 2, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Bairro Alto, BR	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Simanovskaja, RU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Quadra, BR	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Itapeva, BR	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Evening Shade 1 NNE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Sodrelia, BR	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1976	Usina Sao Jose, BR	daily rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	44 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 914 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1976-05-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	592
10 to 20	85
20 to 30	37
30 to 40	19
40 to 50	19
50 to 60	8
60 to 70	1