Weather Records on 28 April 1984

1,357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1984. Highest significance: Granville, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1984

On 28 April 1984, 1,357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
353 were record highs and 618 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,303 daily.
Granville set an all-time record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 28 April 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,357 stations

1,357 station records on 28 April 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mackenzie	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upton 13 SW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zeona 10 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watauga S Dak 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medora	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 5 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Water Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,357 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 412, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 134.

Records on 28 April 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	412
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	134

Records on 28 April 1984 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 49, daily 1,303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,081 broken records

Margins by which the 1,081 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1984

Top 20 records on 28 April 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1984	Granville, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1984	Tioga 1E, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1984	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1984	Steele 4N, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1984	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1984	Steele 4N, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1984	Wishek, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1984	Bowman, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1984	Tioga 1E, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1984	Booneville, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1984	Beach, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1984	Ft Meade, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1984	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1984	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1984	Broadus, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1984	Bottineau, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1984	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1984	Richardton Abbey, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1984	Colony, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1984	Mackenzie, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	52 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 1,357 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 100	979
100 to 200	44
200 to 300	30
300 to 400	17
400 to 500	6
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	2
700 to 800	1