Weather Records on 28 May 2003

1,049 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 2003. Highest significance: Beverly Stp, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 2003

On 28 May 2003, 1,049 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
773 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 182 monthly and 865 daily.
Beverly Stp set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 28 May 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,049 stations

1,049 station records on 28 May 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Rouchel School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yaquintela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Picayune	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irgiz	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Boquilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,049 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 465, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 308, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 129.

Records on 28 May 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	465
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	308
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 May 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 182, daily 865.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

782 broken records

Margins by which the 782 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 2003

Top 20 records on 28 May 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 2003	Beverly Stp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2003	Parker, US	monthly high min	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	106 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Ebor (the Racecourse), AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Mtn Home, US	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Elko Rgnl AP, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Chichester Dam, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Casa Grande Nm, US	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Old Forge, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Sells, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Upper Rouchel School, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Anna 4 N, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	23.8 C (74.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Levan, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Henichesk, UA	daily high min	21.3 C (70.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Turlock #2, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Faribault, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Austin #2, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2003	Florence, US	monthly high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	42 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 1,049 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 2003-05-28: 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	729
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2