Weather Records on 28 May 2002

612 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 2002. Highest significance: Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE.

Key Facts for 28 May 2002

On 28 May 2002, 612 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 586 daily.
Doberlug-Kirchhain set a daily record precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 28 May 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

612 stations

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

Weather records on 28 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Brest	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	112.9 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rivne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baruth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tidewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mezcala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hyltan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lida	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Novogrudok	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dubrovnik	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mjuamala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nordstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Komstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olastorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weare	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Espedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Igsi I Hobol	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atndalen - Eriksrud	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Konga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tepetixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Finca El Triunfo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nordoyan Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moranbah Water Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaumave (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rockdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

612 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 227.

Records on 28 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 586.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

490 broken records

Margins by which the 490 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 2002

Top 20 records on 28 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 2002	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2002	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	109 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2002	Olekminsk, RU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2002	Brest, BY	monthly rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2002	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2002	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2002	Zadar, HR	monthly rain	112.9 mm (4.4 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2002	Beito, NO	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2002	Rivne, UA	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2002	Baruth, DE	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2002	Iguala (Smn), MX	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2002	Tidewater, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2002	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2002	Mezcala, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2002	Hyltan, SE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2002	Lida, BY	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2002	Novogrudok, BY	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2002	Dubrovnik, HR	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2002	Mjuamala, SE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2002	Albany, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	63 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

1794 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 612 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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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 May 2002
Margin	Records
0 to 10	411
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	5