Weather Records on 28 March 1983

1,014 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1983. Highest significance: Boone, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 1983

On 28 March 1983, 1,014 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 979 daily.
Boone set a daily record snowfall of 24.1 cm (9.5 in) on 28 March 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,014 stations

1,014 station records on 28 March 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
John H Kerr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomyia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baixo Cotia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beemer	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookneal	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chadds Ford 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Grande (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao Do Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caixa de Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benson Police Barracks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canistear Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,014 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 471, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 150.

Records on 28 March 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	471
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	150

Records on 28 March 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 979.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

890 broken records

Margins by which the 890 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 712.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1983

Top 20 records on 28 March 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1983	Boone, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1983	Hope, US	daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1983	Greenfield, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Bailey, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	John H Kerr Dam, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Kolomyia, UA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Toms River, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Diredawa, ET	daily rain	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Waverley Downs, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Baixo Cotia, BR	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Valenca, BR	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Albion, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Perm, RU	monthly high min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Grafton, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Rinopolis, BR	daily rain	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Beemer, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1983	Brookneal, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	45 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1983. 1983 had 1,014 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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Data for records on 1983-03-28: 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 100	824
100 to 200	47
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1