Weather Records on 28 March 2006

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 2006. Highest significance: Spalding, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 2006

On 28 March 2006, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 716 daily.
Spalding set an all-time record daily precipitation of 94.2 mm (3.7 in) on 28 March 2006.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

730 stations

730 station records on 28 March 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spalding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchetown Lock 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sherlock (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bullita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kybunga (Cloverlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danggali Conservation Park (Hy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews (Geralka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte-Yarcowie (Gum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ashrose)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston (Willow Ponds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kidman Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrovnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 348, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 28 March 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 28 March 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

601 broken records

Margins by which the 601 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 2006

Top 20 records on 28 March 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 2006	Spalding, AU	all-time rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2006	Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir), AU	all-time rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2006	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	121 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2006	Xai Xai, MZ	monthly rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2006	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	Georgetown, AU	monthly rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	Marlin, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	Blanchetown Lock 1, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	Salinillas, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	Metten, DE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	121 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	Hallett (Old Canowie), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	121 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	Tucson Camp Ave Exp, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	Middleburg, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	College STN Easterwood Fld, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2006	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	46 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2006. 2006 had 730 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	582
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1