Weather Records on 28 March 2005

853 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 2005. Highest significance: Plains SW Ga Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 2005

On 28 March 2005, 853 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 816 daily.
Plains SW Ga Exp STN set an all-time record daily precipitation of 198.6 mm (7.8 in) on 28 March 2005.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

853 stations

853 station records on 28 March 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plains SW Ga Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tapijulapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	67 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oldebroek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Haven Tweed AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Borken In Westfalen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sulina	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati-Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yealering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowpine 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodcliff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Ave V Brooklyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shokan Brown Station	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tulcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
High Point Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karragullen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swan View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Caroling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Headquarters	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Honeyman Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

853 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 434, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 March 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	434
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 March 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

693 broken records

Margins by which the 693 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 2005

Top 20 records on 28 March 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 2005	Plains SW Ga Exp STN, US	all-time rain	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2005	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2005	Tapijulapa, MX	all-time high min	34.4 C (93.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2005	Middleboro, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2005	Americus, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2005	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	128 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2005	Oldebroek, NL	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2005	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2005	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2005	Pittsfield Muni AP, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2005	Willits 1 NE, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2005	Cheviot, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2005	Poughkeepsie AP, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2005	New Haven Tweed AP, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2005	Borken In Westfalen, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2005	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2005	Sulina, RO	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2005	Porthill, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2005	Randle 1 E, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2005	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	51 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2005. 2005 had 853 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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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	680
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1