Weather Records on 28 March 1991

1,254 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1991. Highest significance: Barkestad, NO.

Key Facts for 28 March 1991

On 28 March 1991, 1,254 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
560 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,188 daily.
Barkestad set a daily record precipitation of 42.6 mm (1.7 in) on 28 March 1991.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,254 stations

1,254 station records on 28 March 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rifaina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pinhal (Eloy Chaves)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nanuque-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Queluz (Centro Saude)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buritizal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Descalvado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Grande (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Vista Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amealco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pavilion 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pedreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winside	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Monte Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morungaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Holambra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Maua (Esc.Agrot)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,254 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 363, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 28 March 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	363
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 28 March 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 64, daily 1,188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

969 broken records

Margins by which the 969 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1991

Top 20 records on 28 March 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1991	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1991	Nevada City, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1991	Crown King, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1991	E Jordan, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Rifaina, BR	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Rio Preto, BR	daily rain	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Cuyamaca, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Detour Village, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Usina Pinhal (Eloy Chaves), BR	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Sao Jose Dos Campos, BR	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Sioux City Perry Creek, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Nanuque-Montante, BR	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Queluz (Centro Saude), BR	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Cacapava, BR	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	N Loup, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Idyllwild Fire Dept, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Buritizal, BR	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Descalvado, BR	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1991	Fairfield 3W, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	46 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1991. 1991 had 1,254 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	940
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1