Weather Records on 28 April 1999

632 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1999. Highest significance: Tombong (Hillcrest), AU.

Key Facts for 28 April 1999

On 28 April 1999, 632 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 604 daily.
Tombong (Hillcrest) set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 28 April 1999.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

632 stations

632 station records on 28 April 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Woodburn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Finchley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centralnyj Rudnik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Combienbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Club Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Highwood 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pamplona (Observatorio)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abelardo L. Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weber Basin Pump Plt 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koolburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Boqueron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

632 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 April 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 April 1999 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1999

Top 20 records on 28 April 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1999	Tombong (Hillcrest), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1999	Bonang, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1999	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1999	Dellicknora (Tellicura), AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Rush 1N, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Limon, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Sidney 1 S, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Doyle, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Bombala (Woodburn), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Delegate Station, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Craigie (Finchley), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Valier, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	20.1 C (68.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Tubbut, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Zaragoza Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1999	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	43 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1999. 1999 had 632 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 25	434
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1