Weather Records on 28 May 1980

808 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1980. Highest significance: Whyte Yarcowie, AU.

Key Facts for 28 May 1980

On 28 May 1980, 808 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 779 daily.
Whyte Yarcowie set a daily record precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 28 May 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

808 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Spalding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hallett (Ketchowla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kara-Tjurek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meadow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wharminda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minjilky	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boromo	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	115.9 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvoll Verk	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bugaldie (Ulundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booroorban Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

808 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 479, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 28 May 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	479
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 779.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

694 broken records

Margins by which the 694 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1980

Top 20 records on 28 May 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1980	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Weissenfels, DE	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Spalding, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Pine Hill Railway Station, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Mayaguez City, PR	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Mount Bryan, AU	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Stonehenge, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Lajas Substn, PR	monthly rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	17 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Hallett (Ketchowla), AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Warrumbungle (Cheddington), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Kenilworth, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1980	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1980	Bundaleer Forest Reserve, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1980	Kara-Tjurek, RU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1980	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1980	Meadow Station, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	53 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 808 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1980-05-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	613
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1