Weather Records on 28 May 2019

973 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 2019. Highest significance: Lava Beds Nat Mon, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 2019

On 28 May 2019, 973 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 359 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 923 daily.
Lava Beds Nat Mon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 28 May 2019.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

973 stations

973 station records on 28 May 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Laramie AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chippewa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Smidovich	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Postojna	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sunshine 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paisley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zion Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kirwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hohnholz Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lievelde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Takle	Norway	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roach	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Divide Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crnomelj-Doblice	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

973 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 233, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 28 May 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	233
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 28 May 2019 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 48, daily 923.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

752 broken records

Margins by which the 752 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 2019

Top 20 records on 28 May 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 2019	Lava Beds Nat Mon, US	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2019	Kaycee, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2019	Fall Rvr Mills, US	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2019	Laramie AP, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2019	Chippewa Falls, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2019	Smidovich, RU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2019	Postojna, SI	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2019	Sunshine 3NE, US	all-time rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2019	Paisley, US	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2019	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2019	Zion Np, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2019	Ravenna, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2019	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2019	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	125 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2019	Clarksville Wwtp, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2019	Laramie 2NW, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2019	Kirwin, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2019	Buran, NO	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2019	San Simon, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2019	Pleasant Hill, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	51 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

1794 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2019. 2019 had 973 records.

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

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

Download the Data

Data for records on 2019-05-28: 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 2026-10-17 (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	739
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1