Weather Records on 28 May 1984

1,357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1984. Highest significance: Muenster, DE.

Key Facts for 28 May 1984

On 28 May 1984, 1,357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
422 were record highs and 401 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 116 monthly and 1,241 daily.
Muenster set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 28 May 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

1,357 stations

1,357 station records on 28 May 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heinsberg-Schleiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buchten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stein (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mogumber Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ludinghausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beckum-Unterberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geldern-Walbeck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Someren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Rothenfelde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deurne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Duisburg-Laar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chaam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quapaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lennestadt-Theten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselsteyn (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Oneida Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Sooden-Allendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leende	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barnes	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siping	China	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monchengladbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melsungen-Burstoss	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Venlo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eersel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,357 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 230, Lowest daily maximum 294, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 534.

Records on 28 May 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	230
Lowest daily maximum	294
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	534
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 116, daily 1,241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,130 broken records

Margins by which the 1,130 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1984

Top 20 records on 28 May 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1984	Muenster, DE	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1984	Randleman, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1984	Emu Creek Station, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1984	Uccle, BE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1984	Roermond, NL	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1984	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1984	Bochum, DE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1984	Tenango de Doria, MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1984	Abjorsbraten, NO	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1984	Heinsberg-Schleiden, DE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1984	Buchten, NL	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1984	Stein (L), NL	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1984	Budennovsk, RU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1984	Mogumber Farm, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1984	Millen 4 N, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1984	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1984	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1984	Ludinghausen, DE	monthly rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1984	Beckum-Unterberg, DE	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1984	Misantla, MX	monthly rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	49 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 1,357 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

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Data for records on 1984-05-28: 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	1,051
20 to 40	58
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1