Weather Records on 28 March 1997

591 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1997. Highest significance: Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1997

On 28 March 1997, 591 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 556 daily.
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm) set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 28 March 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

591 stations

591 station records on 28 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Plains (Cataract Falls)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lloyd (San Irisido)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Granville Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	121.0 cm (47.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Park Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castleford 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (the Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ross (Mount Morriston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taroona (Taroona Crescent)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Tree (Grays Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orford (Aubin Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Christian Marsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arjeplog A	Sweden	Record snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

591 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 28 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 28 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1997

Top 20 records on 28 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1997	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1997	York Plains (Handroyd), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1997	Dover, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1997	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1997	Bridgewater (Treatment Plant), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1997	Stonehouse, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Richmond (Brookbank), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Ravensdale, AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Snug Plains (Cataract Falls), AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Alamo, MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Bundaleer, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Mount Lloyd (San Irisido), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1997	Mocambo, BR	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	44 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1997. 1997 had 591 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	439
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1