Weather Records on 28 March 1989

2,125 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1989. Highest significance: Comboyne Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1989

On 28 March 1989, 2,125 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,532 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 251 monthly and 1,872 daily.
Comboyne Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 179.4 mm (7.1 in) on 28 March 1989.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 28 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.4 mm (7.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Murjek	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ubatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Svartla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Wattle Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leedey	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gunter 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richards	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Helen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood (Lochiel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reddestone (Lonewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,125 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 886, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 646, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 460, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 28 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	886
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	646
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	460
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 28 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 251, daily 1,872.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,791 broken records

Margins by which the 1,791 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1989

Top 20 records on 28 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1989	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	179.4 mm (7.1 in)	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1989	Murjek, SE	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1989	Atlanta, US	monthly rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	Langtry, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	Anna, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	Ubatuba, BR	daily rain	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	Cleburne, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	Weatherford, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	Ovre_Svartla, SE	monthly rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	Roanoke, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	Dundee (Wattle Dale), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	Carrollton, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	Mount Barnett, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1989	Alapajevsk, RU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1989	Masrik, AM	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1989	State UNIV, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1989. 1989 had 2,125 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,783
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1