Weather Records on 28 March 1979

614 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1979. Highest significance: Durham, GB.

Key Facts for 28 March 1979

On 28 March 1979, 614 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 594 daily.
Durham set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.6 mm (2.0 in) on 28 March 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

614 stations

614 station records on 28 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jiloy,Ostrov	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Enterprise Beryl Jct	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Creek Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alat	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paulistana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dashauz	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Acton Escondido Fc261	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Pines Park Fc83B	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Dimas Fire Fc 95	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonanza	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keahua 410	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.5 cm (8.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nazarezinho (Nazare)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Randsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simplicio Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parambu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.2 cm (6.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Dalton Dam Fc223C	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Descanso Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Tujunga Dam Fc46	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pacoima Dam Fc33A-E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aguila	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

614 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 28 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 28 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

513 broken records

Margins by which the 513 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1979

Top 20 records on 28 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1979	Durham, GB	monthly rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 March 1979	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1979	Jiloy,Ostrov, AZ	monthly rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1979	Enterprise Beryl Jct, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Saint Ignatius, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Hamakuapoko 485, US	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Baku, AZ	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Snow Creek Upper, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Yorba Linda, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Alat, AZ	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Tustin Irvine Rch, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Seeley Lake Rs, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Florence, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Paulistana, BR	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Dashauz, TM	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Acton Escondido Fc261, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Big Pines Park Fc83B, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	San Dimas Fire Fc 95, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Paia 406, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1979	Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	50 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

1805 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1979. 1979 had 614 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	477
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1