Weather Records on 28 March 1982

1,186 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1982. Highest significance: Low Head (Comparison), AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1982

On 28 March 1982, 1,186 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 787 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,169 daily.
Low Head (Comparison) set a daily record precipitation of 59.1 mm (2.3 in) on 28 March 1982.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,186 stations

1,186 station records on 28 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Castra Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Richmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campolide	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorleah (Preolenna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quoiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,186 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 381, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 406, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 28 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	381
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	406
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 28 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 1,169.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

977 broken records

Margins by which the 977 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1982

Top 20 records on 28 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1982	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1982	Castra Upper, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Mount Richmond, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Tlaxco, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Boobyalla, AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Durham, CA	daily low min	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	West Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Camilla 3SE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Gardiner, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Temple, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Corinne, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1982	Bridport Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	40 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

1805 to 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1982. 1982 had 1,186 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 March 1982
Margin	Records
0 to 100	971
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1