Weather Records on 28 June 1981

870 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 June 1981. Highest significance: Muenster, DE.

Key Facts for 28 June 1981

On 28 June 1981, 870 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 842 daily.
Muenster set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 28 June 1981.
Across 158 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

870 stations

870 station records on 28 June 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 June 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kall-Sistig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Troickoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Venlo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enschede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dmanisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rahden-Varl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lathen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zapaluta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Burras	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vlagtwedde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Twenthe-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schinnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schaesberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nidderau-Windecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rhein Main	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	153.1 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nordhorn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Jacoba Polder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heibloem (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krabbendijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stein (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shamhor	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen Op Zoom	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stramproy	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harbin	China	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cnory	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gutersloh	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aalten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Budingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

870 records

Records set or tied on 28 June 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 439, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 June 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	439
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 June 1981 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 23, daily 842.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

740 broken records

Margins by which the 740 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 June 1981

Top 20 records on 28 June 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 June 1981	Muenster, DE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1981	Roermond, NL	all-time rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1981	Lingen, DE	monthly rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 June 1981	Kutchan, JP	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Oujda, MA	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Kall-Sistig, DE	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Uccle, BE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Troickoe, RU	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Venlo, NL	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Enschede, NL	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Dmanisi, GE	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Rahden-Varl, DE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 1981	Macuspana (Smn), MX	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	15 years	47 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

1815 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1981. 1981 had 870 records.

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

Records on 06-28 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1823	1
1824	1
1827	1
1834	1
1835	2
1840	1
1841	1
1857	1
1860	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1865	1
1867	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	5
1891	1
1892	4
1893	5
1895	1
1896	2
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	19
1902	8
1903	2
1904	12
1905	19
1906	24
1907	12
1908	10
1909	26
1910	51
1911	30
1912	21
1913	57
1914	50
1915	64
1916	99
1917	20
1918	46
1919	69
1920	146
1921	68
1922	45
1923	222
1924	105
1925	168
1926	335
1927	256
1928	176
1929	146
1930	195
1931	843
1932	218
1933	475
1934	594
1935	332
1936	556
1937	378
1938	591
1939	333
1940	256
1941	454
1942	570
1943	422
1944	386
1945	489
1946	401
1947	818
1948	435
1949	316
1950	340
1951	420
1952	685
1953	293
1954	427
1955	369
1956	582
1957	636
1958	749
1959	647
1960	290
1961	405
1962	333
1963	672
1964	328
1965	363
1966	394
1967	398
1968	1,286
1969	961
1970	897
1971	629
1972	503
1973	696
1974	953
1975	611
1976	661
1977	397
1978	797
1979	542
1980	1,754
1981	870
1982	737
1983	1,336
1984	448
1985	1,223
1986	657
1987	615
1988	1,224
1989	736
1990	1,006
1991	1,389
1992	1,306
1993	753
1994	1,209
1995	959
1996	1,094
1997	860
1998	1,271
1999	1,348
2000	1,297
2001	712
2002	1,020
2003	748
2004	965
2005	995
2006	1,051
2007	1,086
2008	554
2009	839
2010	1,186
2011	1,051
2012	1,204
2013	934
2014	695
2015	1,257
2016	424
2017	595
2018	711
2019	685
2020	914
2021	1,472
2022	853
2023	619
2024	694
2025	454
2026	1,938

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	683
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2