Weather Records on 28 March 2002

987 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 2002. Highest significance: Ulan Water, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 2002

On 28 March 2002, 987 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 930 daily.
Ulan Water set a daily record precipitation of 62.8 mm (2.5 in) on 28 March 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

987 stations

987 station records on 28 March 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Paulding	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eksun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Breivoll	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Slana	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whittaker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Talon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carramar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunblaine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caroda (Roseberry Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eurombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tia (Rambrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmore State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyaga Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tia (Highrent)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford City 4 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carbean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strathyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goodar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ourimbah (Dog Trap Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woy Woy (Everglades Country Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kuring-Gai (Ledora Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Labuan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wandoan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

987 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 317, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 28 March 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	317
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 28 March 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 55, daily 930.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

805 broken records

Margins by which the 805 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 2002

Top 20 records on 28 March 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 2002	Ulan Water, AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2002	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2002	Paulding, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2002	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Decatur 1 N, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Eksun Downs, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Drillham Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Berowra (Goodwyn Road), AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Breivoll, NO	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Slana, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	The Head, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Whittaker, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Talon, RU	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Glenaven, AU	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Carramar, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Dunblaine, AU	monthly rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Norfolk, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2002	Caroda (Roseberry Park), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	12 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2002. 2002 had 987 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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Data for records on 2002-03-28: 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 50	766
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2