Weather Records on 28 May 1979

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1979. Highest significance: Engcobo (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 May 1979

On 28 May 1979, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 509 daily.
Engcobo (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 28 May 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

521 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yellowknife A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brest	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Pernatty Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baker Lake A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ozona	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frenchburg 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Totolapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 28 May 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1979

Top 20 records on 28 May 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1979	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1979	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1979	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1979	Yellowknife A, CA	monthly snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Fort Resolution A, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Gumri, AM	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Brest, BY	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Dumas, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Paintsville 1E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Woomera (Pernatty Station), AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Wentworth Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Koosharem, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Greenwood Leflore AP, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Baker Lake A, CA	monthly rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	El Vado Dam, US	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Saint Paul Is AP, US	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Zhitckovichi, BY	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1979	Makwassie, ZA	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 521 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 20	411
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1