Weather Records on 28 April 2024

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 2024. Highest significance: Howard 2SE, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 2024

On 28 April 2024, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
357 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 536 daily.
Howard 2SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 28 April 2024.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 28 April 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burleson	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Atkinson Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thrall 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madill	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banyuwangi	Indonesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spickard 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cranfills Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Worth Meacham Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peshawar Intl	Pakistan	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 April 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 April 2024 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 48, daily 536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 2024

Top 20 records on 28 April 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 2024	Howard 2SE, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2024	Fredonia, US	monthly rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	30 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2024	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	monthly rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2024	Ft Scott, US	monthly rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	120 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2024	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Mt Pleasant, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Grenola 1 N, US	monthly rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Blackwell 1SSW, US	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Longton, US	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Pekoa Airport (Sant, VU	daily rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Sweet Springs, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Memphis, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Trenton, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Prague 2W, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Moran, US	monthly rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Pontotoc 1N, US	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	122 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Kearney 3E, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2024	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	110 years	45 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

1795 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2024. 2024 had 594 records.

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

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

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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 20	427
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2