Weather Records on 28 March 2011

913 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 2011. Highest significance: Grace, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 2011

On 28 March 2011, 913 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 444 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 878 daily.
Grace set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 28 March 2011.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

913 stations

913 station records on 28 March 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wishek	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ko Samui	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	307.3 mm (12.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Rs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McCammon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port of Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elsmere 9 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isit	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record snow depth	457.2 cm (180.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Gilead 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reine	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Metter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lancang	China	Record low maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norcatur 3WSW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanya	China	Record low maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erofej Pavlovic	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

913 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 337, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 28 March 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	337
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 28 March 2011 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 878.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 914.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 2011

Top 20 records on 28 March 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 2011	Grace, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2011	Wishek, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	73.6 cm (29.0 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2011	Kasane, BW	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2011	Sheridan Fld STN, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2011	Newell, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	Ko Samui, TH	monthly rain	307.3 mm (12.1 in)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	Trang, TH	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	Sheridan Fld STN, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	Nakhon Si Thammarat, TH	daily rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	Georgetown Rs, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	Surat Thani, TH	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	Surin, TH	daily low max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	McCammon, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2011	Ubon Ratchathani, TH	daily low max	24.3 C (75.7 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	49 years	43 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2011. 2011 had 913 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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Data for records on 2011-03-28: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	680
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1