Weather Records on 28 March 2021

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 2021. Highest significance: Poset, RU.

Key Facts for 28 March 2021

On 28 March 2021, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 532 daily.
Poset set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 28 March 2021.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 28 March 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kingston Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tazewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Stone Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bethpage 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zinder	Niger	Record low minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syr-Darja	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Linden Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morristown Radio Wcrk	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yakushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dzizak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Old Hickory WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iida	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nara	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taolagnaro	Madagascar	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 March 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 March 2021 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 532.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 2021

Top 20 records on 28 March 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 2021	Poset, RU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2021	Kingston Springs, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2021	Tazewell, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2021	Carthage, US	monthly rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2021	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	121 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2021	Termez, UZ	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2021	Allardt, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2021	Lebanon, US	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2021	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2021	Sparta Wwtp, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2021	Woodbury 1 WNW, US	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2021	Smithville 2 SE, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2021	Hirado, JP	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2021	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2021	Big Stone Gap, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2021	Pennington Gap, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2021	Newcomb, US	all-time rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2021	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2021	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2021	Bethpage 1 S, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	27 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2021. 2021 had 569 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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Data for records on 2021-03-28: 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 25	429
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1