Weather Records on 28 March 2020

879 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 2020. Highest significance: St Cloud Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 2020

On 28 March 2020, 879 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
695 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 105 monthly and 774 daily.
St Cloud Rgnl AP set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 28 March 2020.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

879 stations

879 station records on 28 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Iquitos	Peru	Record daily precipitation	410.0 mm (16.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Granite Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Willow Run AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

879 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 366, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 329, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 28 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	366
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	329
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 28 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 105, daily 774.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 259.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 2020

Top 20 records on 28 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 2020	St Cloud Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2020	Princeville Rch 1117, US	daily rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2020	Iquitos, PE	monthly rain	410.0 mm (16.1 in)	259.9 mm (10.2 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2020	Granite Falls, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	123 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2020	Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2020	Lake Geneva Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2020	Jackson Reynolds Fld, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2020	Hissar, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2020	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2020	Inverness 3 SE, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2020	Detroit Willow Run AP, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2020	Neosho, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2020	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2020	Brownsville, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2020	Inhambane, MZ	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2020	Asheville, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2020	Detroit City AP, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2020	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2020	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2020	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	46 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2020. 2020 had 879 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	654
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1