Weather Records on 28 March 1996

1,269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1996. Highest significance: Cedarville, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 1996

On 28 March 1996, 1,269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 701 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,251 daily.
Cedarville set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 28 March 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

1,269 stations

1,269 station records on 28 March 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Trident	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Itai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jess Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.5 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Humaita (Samarita) .	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Terrero (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tengchong	China	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gramadinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cristais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tereza Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cienega de Escobar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,269 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 363, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 338, Heaviest daily rainfall 326, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 28 March 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	363
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	338
Heaviest daily rainfall	326
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 28 March 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 1,251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,061 broken records

Margins by which the 1,061 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1996

Top 20 records on 28 March 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1996	Cedarville, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1996	Trident, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Baise, CN	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Itai, BR	daily rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Isabela Substn, PR	monthly low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Hatch, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Colorado City, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Island Park, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Bowie, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Longzhou, CN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Jess Valley, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	McGregor, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Campo Grande, BR	daily rain	150.5 mm (5.9 in)	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Humaita (Samarita) ., BR	daily rain	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Khon Kaen, TH	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Grants Pass, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Farmville, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	Santa Cruz, BR	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1996	El Terrero (Cfe), MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	26 years	41 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1996. 1996 had 1,269 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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Data for records on 1996-03-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,010
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3