Weather Records on 28 April 2016

783 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 2016. Highest significance: Arcola, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 2016

On 28 April 2016, 783 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 752 daily.
Arcola set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 28 April 2016.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

783 stations

783 station records on 28 April 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Vastvalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nora_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sakai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lesjofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akroken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denmark Agric. School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
London Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Andersviksberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

783 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 28 April 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 28 April 2016 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 25, daily 752.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

674 broken records

Margins by which the 674 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 2016

Top 20 records on 28 April 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 2016	Arcola, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2016	Vastvalla, SE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Philo, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Nora_D, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	130 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Leuchars, GB	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Saigo, JP	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Rock Rapids, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Freiburg, DE	daily low min	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Sakai, JP	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Marion, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Lesjofors, SE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Alexandria, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	119 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	White Lake, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low min	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Oberstdorf, DE	daily low min	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Akroken, SE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Paradise, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Quincy 3 SSW, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2016	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	97 years	41 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

1795 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2016. 2016 had 783 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	644
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1