Weather Records on 28 May 2001

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 2001. Highest significance: Gillette 3SE, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 2001

On 28 May 2001, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
620 were record highs and 250 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 101 monthly and 920 daily.
Gillette 3SE set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 28 May 2001.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 28 May 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown (Yacca Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langley	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coles Bay (Freycinet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yushu	China	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlahuacan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reimlingen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logrono-Agoncillo	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schwaigermoos	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Temascales	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisheim-Neuhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turuhansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville Intnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tengchong	China	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nouasseur	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Severo-Enisejsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Schnarrenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roth Bei Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mapimi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 247, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 373, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 154.

Records on 28 May 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	247
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	373
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 101, daily 920.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

841 broken records

Margins by which the 841 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 2001

Top 20 records on 28 May 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 2001	Gillette 3SE, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2001	Lowestoft, GB	monthly high min	17.4 C (63.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Bordertown (Yacca Vale), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	117 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Bird City 10S, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	El Cuyo, MX	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Bomnak, RU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Cet Central England, GB	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Conklingville Dam, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Montpelier, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Lewistown AP, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Helena AP ASOS, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Weissenburg, DE	daily high min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	120 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Buxton, GB	daily high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Fredonia, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Bamberg, DE	daily high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high max	30.7 C (87.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2001	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	84 years	39 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 1,024 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

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Data for records on 2001-05-28: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 10	805
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1