Weather Records on 28 April 1979

783 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1979. Highest significance: Woodstock, CA.

Key Facts for 28 April 1979

On 28 April 1979, 783 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 330 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 732 daily.
Woodstock set a daily record precipitation of 45.6 mm (1.8 in) on 28 April 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

783 stations

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

Weather records on 28 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Luiz Do Quitunde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	139.6 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coruripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	189.6 mm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morpara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morpara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuan Creek Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pelham	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quabbin Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meteghan River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colinet	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

783 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 185, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	185
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 50, daily 732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

602 broken records

Margins by which the 602 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 965.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1979

Top 20 records on 28 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1979	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Antioch, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Esengyly, TM	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Sao Luiz Do Quitunde, BR	daily rain	139.6 mm (5.5 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Acude Patos, BR	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Ze da Rosa, BR	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Sao Miguel Dos Campos, BR	all-time rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Pinkham Notch, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Porteiras, BR	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Coruripe, BR	daily rain	189.6 mm (7.5 in)	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Pointe Au Pere, CA	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Morpara, BR	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	New Salem, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Brisbane Show Grounds, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Sackville, CA	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1979	Catarina, BR	daily rain	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	39 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

1795 to 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1979. 1979 had 783 records.

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

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

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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 200	600
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1