Weather Records on 28 March 1987

1,000 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1987. Highest significance: Schuyler, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 1987

On 28 March 1987, 1,000 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 969 daily.
Schuyler set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 28 March 1987.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,000 stations

1,000 station records on 28 March 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schuyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarkson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abercrombie (Abercrombie Bridg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cincel 42	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtacamaxtitlan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City 6 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirwin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,000 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 143, Deepest snow cover 106.

Records on 28 March 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	143
Deepest snow cover	106

Records on 28 March 1987 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 24, daily 969.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

781 broken records

Margins by which the 781 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1987

Top 20 records on 28 March 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1987	Schuyler, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1987	Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Russell Springs, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Firth, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Saint Paul, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Wilsonville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Genoa 2 W, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	McCracken, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Plevna, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Broken Bow 2 W, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Wilsonville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Beloit, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1987	Western 2W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	47 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1987. 1987 had 1,000 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 2026-10-17 (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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 March 1987
Margin	Records
0 to 100	715
100 to 200	50
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1