Weather Records on 28 April 1986

1,029 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1986. Highest significance: Brainerd, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1986

On 28 April 1986, 1,029 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
618 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 116 monthly and 911 daily.
Brainerd set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.2 mm (3.0 in) on 28 April 1986.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,029 stations

1,029 station records on 28 April 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Silacayoapam (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hogbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Patna	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aitkin 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vesta	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,029 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 425, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 28 April 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	425
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 April 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 116, daily 911.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

783 broken records

Margins by which the 783 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1986

Top 20 records on 28 April 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1986	Brainerd, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1986	Silacayoapam (Smn), MX	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Tanger, SE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Winona, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Wellfleet, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Joquicingo, MX	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Grantsburg, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	San Jose de Raices, MX	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Zagreb-Gric, HR	monthly high min	15.9 C (60.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Paso de San Antonio, MX	daily rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Springfield 1 NW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Gladwin, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Hogbo, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Cloquet, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Raipur, IN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Leoti, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Manchester 4 W, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1986	Windom, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	43 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1986. 1986 had 1,029 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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Data for records on 1986-04-28: 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	749
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1