Weather Records on 28 March 2023

965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 2023. Highest significance: Virginia City, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 2023

On 28 March 2023, 965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 409 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 934 daily.
Virginia City set a daily record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 28 March 2023.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

965 stations

965 station records on 28 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tashir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mozyr	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Botosani	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Odell Lake-East	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oceanside	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Craig 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder Rearing STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Korkodon	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

965 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 233, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 153.

Records on 28 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	233
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	153

Records on 28 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 934.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

821 broken records

Margins by which the 821 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1067.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 2023

Top 20 records on 28 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 2023	Virginia City, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	113 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2023	Morgan, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	105 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2023	Maybell, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2023	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2023	Tashir, AM	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2023	Wickiup Dam, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2023	Lisbon, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2023	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	144 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 March 2023	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2023	Zhitckovichi, BY	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2023	Ely AP, US	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2023	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2023	Sugar City, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2023	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2023	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2023	Kamas, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	58.5 cm (23.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2023	Morgan, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	114 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2023	Dayton, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2023	Ochoco Meadows, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 2023	Mozyr, BY	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	53 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2023. 2023 had 965 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 200	777
200 to 400	31
400 to 600	10
600 to 800	2
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1