Weather Records on 28 March 2012

781 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 2012. Highest significance: Aibonito 1 S, PR.

Key Facts for 28 March 2012

On 28 March 2012, 781 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
523 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 752 daily.
Aibonito 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 28 March 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

781 stations

781 station records on 28 March 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Daniel Z Romualdez	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Linguere	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matei Airfield	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	177.6 mm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Makokou	Gabon	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Udu Point	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bute: Rothesay	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosso	Mauritania	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leirfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grosseto	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman Fisheries STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berberati	Central African Republic	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose del Cabo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huajimic	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kii-Kahuku 911	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cote D Azur	France	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kjevik	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prastkulla	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Swanage	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Formosa	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cork	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poretta	France	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

781 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 298, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 28 March 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	298
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 28 March 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 752.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 2012

Top 20 records on 28 March 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 2012	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2012	Bombana (Cfe), MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2012	Daniel Z Romualdez, PH	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Linguere, SN	monthly low max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Orland, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Torungen Fyr, NO	daily high min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Aunet, NO	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Szombathely, HU	monthly high min	10.8 C (51.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Eastbourne, GB	monthly high max	19.2 C (66.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Old Faithful, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Murrumburrah Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily high max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Gage AP, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Matei Airfield, FJ	daily rain	177.6 mm (7.0 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Charleston, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2012	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	40 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2012. 2012 had 781 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	1,262
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	578
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1