Weather Records on 28 May 1994

981 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1994. Highest significance: Valdaj, RU.

Key Facts for 28 May 1994

On 28 May 1994, 981 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 399 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 958 daily.
Valdaj set a daily record precipitation of 29.9 mm (1.2 in) on 28 May 1994.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

981 stations

981 station records on 28 May 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valdaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Velsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aurangabad Chikalth	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laryak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Abakan(Hakasskaja)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Borovici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belozersk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Liapootah Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Fidelis (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ostaskov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Babaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Umbaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vozega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Irmaos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Ester	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bueno de Andrada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guarani	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Alevina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Amalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Piedras Exp STN	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ola	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Novo-Kastornoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guaicurus (Particular)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Do Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

981 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 309, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 May 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	309
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 May 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 958.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1994

Top 20 records on 28 May 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1994	Valdaj, RU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Velsk, RU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Magadan, RU	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Aurangabad Chikalth, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Laryak, RU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Abakan(Hakasskaja), RU	monthly rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Borovici, RU	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Belozersk, RU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Liapootah Power Station, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Sao Fidelis (Pcd), BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Ostaskov, RU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Nakhon Sawan, TH	all-time rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Cradle Valley (Waldheim), AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Babaevo, RU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Im. Poliny Osipenko, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Staunton Wtp, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Fazenda Umbaubas, BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Duki, RU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1994	Durham, GB	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	94 years	42 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

1794 to 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 981 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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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 May 1994
Margin	Records
0 to 10	669
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2