Weather Records on 28 March 1977

1,254 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1977. Highest significance: Chaplin, CA.

Key Facts for 28 March 1977

On 28 March 1977, 1,254 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,182 daily.
Chaplin set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 28 March 1977.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,254 stations

1,254 station records on 28 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zalma 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Centerville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wayne City 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wappapello Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsport Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,254 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 274, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 722, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 28 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	274
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	722
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 28 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 61, daily 1,182.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,112 broken records

Margins by which the 1,112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 208.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1977

Top 20 records on 28 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1977	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Doniphan, US	all-time rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Golconda River, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Jerome, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Arcadia, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	monthly rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Zalma 4 E, US	all-time rain	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Centerville 5 NE, US	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Hermann, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Mt Carmel 4 NW, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Wayne City 1 N, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1977	Wappapello Dam, US	all-time rain	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1977. 1977 had 1,254 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	1,056
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1