Weather Records on 28 March 2000

648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 2000. Highest significance: Kenton, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 2000

On 28 March 2000, 648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
329 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 610 daily.
Kenton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 28 March 2000.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

648 stations

648 station records on 28 March 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chepachet	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraquin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Oneida Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hudson Correctional Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fishs Eddy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holden	Norway	Record snow depth	205.0 cm (80.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guangzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broadalbin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jachal	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altamira	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	49.4 C (120.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Potrerillos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valle Nacional	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

648 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 28 March 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 28 March 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 610.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 590.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 2000

Top 20 records on 28 March 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 2000	Kenton, US	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2000	Duchesne, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Meekatharra Airport, AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Marion, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Farmington, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	El Morro Natl Mon, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Susquehanna, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Chumphon, TH	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Cherry Valley 2 NNE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Albany Intl AP, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Surat Thani, TH	daily low max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Massabesic Lake, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Chepachet, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Lawrence, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	83 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Montrose, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Big Moose 3 SE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Old Faithful, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2000	Lewiston, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	38 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2000. 2000 had 648 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	470
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1