Weather Records on 28 April 1982

710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1982. Highest significance: Knysna (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 April 1982

On 28 April 1982, 710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 682 daily.
Knysna (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 74.0 mm (2.9 in) on 28 April 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

710 stations

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

Weather records on 28 April 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shearwater A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Polk	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wandearah East Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shaki	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kirwin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palco	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alibek	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Hole	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

710 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 376, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 April 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	376
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 April 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 682.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

620 broken records

Margins by which the 620 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1982

Top 20 records on 28 April 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1982	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1982	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1982	Fairmont, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1982	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1982	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1982	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1982	Niamey Aero, NE	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1982	St Margaret's Bay, CA	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1982	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1982	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1982	Upper Stewiacke, CA	monthly rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1982	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1982	Loup City, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1982	Kentville Cda, CA	monthly rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1982	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1982	Mason City, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1982	Shearwater A, CA	monthly rain	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1982	Charlottetown A, CA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1982	Uniao Dos Palmares, BR	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1982	Stephenville A, CA	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 710 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	551
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1