Weather Records on 28 April 1991

913 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1991. Highest significance: Homer 1N, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1991

On 28 April 1991, 913 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 816 daily.
Homer 1N set an all-time record daily precipitation of 239.5 mm (9.4 in) on 28 April 1991.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

913 stations

913 station records on 28 April 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	239.5 mm (9.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wolf Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lambert 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Iliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rohwer 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina da Brecha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rolling Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carbon Hill 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

913 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 28 April 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 28 April 1991 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 85, daily 816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1991

Top 20 records on 28 April 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1991	Homer 1N, US	all-time rain	239.5 mm (9.4 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 April 1991	Minden, US	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1991	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1991	Batesburg, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1991	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1991	Houston, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1991	Wolf Pt, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1991	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 April 1991	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1991	Hillview, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1991	Grass Patch, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1991	Portland, US	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1991	Hamburg, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1991	Grenada, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1991	Monroe Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1991	Greenwood Leflore AP, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1991	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1991	Lambert 1W, US	monthly rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1991	Iliad, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1991	Clarendon, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	48 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1991. 1991 had 913 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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Data for records on 1991-04-28: 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	609
25 to 50	36
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2