Weather Records on 28 March 2008

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 2008. Highest significance: Represa, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 2008

On 28 March 2008, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 862 daily.
Represa set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 28 March 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

924 stations

924 station records on 28 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Zearing	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Proston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shirland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drewsey	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chief Joseph Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eldora	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Methow 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zilair	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nyda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napas	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 121, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 28 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	121
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 28 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 862.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

724 broken records

Margins by which the 724 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 2008

Top 20 records on 28 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 2008	Represa, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2008	Zearing, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Williamston 3NE, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	114 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Ridgway, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Proston Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Galeton, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Wilbur, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Ixcamilpa (Cfe), MX	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Montpelier, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	113 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	110 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Brickhouse, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Mulege, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Callagiddy Station, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Beulah, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Calera, MX	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Vinton, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2008	Shirland, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 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

1805 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2008. 2008 had 924 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 100	699
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1