Weather Records on 28 April 2004

887 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 2004. Highest significance: Dillalah, AU.

Key Facts for 28 April 2004

On 28 April 2004, 887 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
370 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 850 daily.
Dillalah set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 28 April 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

887 stations

887 station records on 28 April 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Chapantongo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cotswold Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noordgouwe	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upington Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Towalla Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coatepec de Los Olivos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Regleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Teloloapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fukui	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Horcones	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

887 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 247, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 28 April 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	247
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 28 April 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 850.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 2004

Top 20 records on 28 April 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 2004	Dillalah, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	116 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2004	Chapantongo, MX	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2004	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	109 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2004	Wellshot, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Zamboanga, PH	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Cotswold Hills, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Nieuw Helvoet, NL	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Brielle, NL	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Warrnambool Downs, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Noordgouwe, NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Ashton 1N, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Troy, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Westland, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Upington Agr., ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Topaz Towalla Rd, AU	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Weona, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Coatepec de Los Olivos, MX	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Katandra, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2004	Regleigh, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 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

1795 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 887 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

Download the Data

Data for records on 2004-04-28: 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 25	668
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1