Weather Records on 28 April 1980

644 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1980. Highest significance: Princess Anne, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1980

On 28 April 1980, 644 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 609 daily.
Princess Anne set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 28 April 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

644 stations

644 station records on 28 April 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Arys	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Angiola	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Ave V Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Westerleigh Stat Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chayan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Churchill A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oy-Mittelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broadview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
South Slocan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
White Swan Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

644 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 28 April 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 28 April 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1980

Top 20 records on 28 April 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1980	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1980	Arys, KZ	all-time rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1980	Bloomfield, CA	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Brockville, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Angiola, US	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Hatteras, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Aue, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Ny Ave V Brooklyn, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Turkestan, KZ	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Midland Park, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Ny Westerleigh Stat Is, US	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Chayan, KZ	monthly rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Jennings, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Churchill A, CA	monthly high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	11.3 C (20.3 F)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Melville, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Plymouth 5 E, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Glacier Rs, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Oy-Mittelberg, DE	daily snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1980	Esplanada, BR	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	35 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 644 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 100	505
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1