Weather Records on 28 March 2018

799 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 2018. Highest significance: Cekunda, RU.

Key Facts for 28 March 2018

On 28 March 2018, 799 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 728 daily.
Cekunda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 28 March 2018.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

799 stations

799 station records on 28 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cekunda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Elgin 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lindbergh Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Branch 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dripping Springs 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainburg 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bremond	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Pool Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Krilon	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shiraz	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nagoya	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kerman	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brohovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dzaore	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smidovich	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

799 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 28 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 28 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 71, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 2018

Top 20 records on 28 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 2018	Cekunda, RU	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2018	Elgin 1 N, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2018	Floydada, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	Austin Bergstrom Intl AP, US	monthly rain	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	Lindbergh Lake, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	San Marcos, US	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	Sabinal, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	Tahoka, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	Henderson, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	Giddings 5E, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	Schulenburg, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	St Paul 1 E, US	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	Hondo, US	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	San Antonio Intl AP, US	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	Rusk, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	Hondo Muni AP, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	Jasper, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2018	Joplin, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	48 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2018. 2018 had 799 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	709
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1