Weather Records on 28 May 1999

952 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1999. Highest significance: Burnerbinmah, AU.

Key Facts for 28 May 1999

On 28 May 1999, 952 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
454 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 912 daily.
Burnerbinmah set a daily record precipitation of 60.4 mm (2.4 in) on 28 May 1999.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

952 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Herzberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oudabunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yornup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nidderau-Windecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Straubing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Melangata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tardie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schwanebeck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Salvador El Seco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medina 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bay 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Sooden-Allendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quanaminning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Condinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meeline Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

952 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 May 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 May 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 912.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

796 broken records

Margins by which the 796 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1999

Top 20 records on 28 May 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1999	Burnerbinmah, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1999	Murgoo, AU	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1999	Wydgee, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1999	Herzberg, DE	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1999	Manarra, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 May 1999	Oudabunna, AU	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1999	Marron, AU	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1999	Yornup, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1999	Aldervale, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1999	Nidderau-Windecken, DE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1999	Bowgada, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1999	Straubing, DE	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1999	Muralgarra, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1999	Bunnawarra, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1999	Kirkalocka, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1999	Melangata, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1999	Tardie Station, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1999	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1999	Wogarno, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1999	Yallalong, AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	91 years	47 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 952 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1999-05-28: 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 100	795
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1