Weather Records on 28 March 1971

901 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1971. Highest significance: Carnamah, AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1971

On 28 March 1971, 901 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 34 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 790 daily.
Carnamah set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.7 mm (6.0 in) on 28 March 1971.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

901 stations

901 station records on 28 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Clyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gilavin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sunderland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pindar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Minaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kalannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Erofej Pavlovic	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gleneva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
White Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yamma Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Urjupino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cardonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lanaubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nukarni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Carmody	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tambarmering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yalbalgo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Koolanooka East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ejanding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Noonegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walgoolan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morawa West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Balla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

901 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 527, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 28 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	527
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 28 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 34, monthly 77, daily 790.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

792 broken records

Margins by which the 792 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1971

Top 20 records on 28 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1971	Carnamah, AU	all-time rain	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 March 1971	Clyde Park, AU	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Latham East, AU	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Gilavin, AU	all-time rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Sunderland, AU	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Pindar, AU	all-time rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	66 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Minaru, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Fremantle, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Doongin Peak, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Kalannie, AU	all-time rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Erofej Pavlovic, RU	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Glenferrie, AU	all-time rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Gleneva, AU	all-time rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	White Peak, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Yamma Pool, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Amelup, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Oak Park, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Urjupino, RU	monthly rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1971	Wubin, AU	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1971. 1971 had 901 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 1971-03-28: 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 100	774
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1