Weather Records on 28 April 1989

1,089 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1989. Highest significance: Redig 11 NE, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1989

On 28 April 1989, 1,089 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
440 were record highs and 351 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 121 monthly and 966 daily.
Redig 11 NE set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 28 April 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,089 stations

1,089 station records on 28 April 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	332.0 mm (13.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	327.2 mm (12.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hague	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Webster 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nietverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore 23 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shanghai/Hongqiao	China	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,089 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 264, Lowest daily maximum 258, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 28 April 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	264
Lowest daily maximum	258
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 28 April 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 121, daily 966.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 317.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1989

Top 20 records on 28 April 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1989	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31.7 cm (12.5 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1989	Kukaiau 222, US	daily rain	332.0 mm (13.1 in)	250.5 mm (9.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1989	Enzelberg, ZA	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1989	Plevna, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1989	Onaka, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1989	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	327.2 mm (12.9 in)	245.9 mm (9.7 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1989	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1989	Warrenton (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1989	Timber Lake, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1989	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1989	New England, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1989	Eureka, US	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1989	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1989	Hague, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1989	Masvingo, ZW	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1989	Plevna, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1989	Hysham, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1989	Webster 3 E, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1989	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1989	Red Oak, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 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

1795 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1989. 1989 had 1,089 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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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 50	836
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1