Weather Records on 28 April 2015

468 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 2015. Highest significance: Perryton, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 2015

On 28 April 2015, 468 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 432 daily.
Perryton set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 28 April 2015.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

468 stations

468 station records on 28 April 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pampa #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnicu Valcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Foreman	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Christchurch Intl	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gail	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lipscomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mathews	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galliano	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Notla 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coquille City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Akjoujt	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Horinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petrovskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moravia 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

468 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 April 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 April 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

383 broken records

Margins by which the 383 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 2015

Top 20 records on 28 April 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 2015	Perryton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2015	Haleakala Rs 338, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2015	Paakea 350, US	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2015	Pampa #2, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Rison, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Anadarko 3 E, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Shamrock #2, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Kjahta, RU	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Ramnicu Valcea, RO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Gruver, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Foreman, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Chula Vista, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Palmer Job Corps, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Mutual, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Eagle Nest, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Waynoka, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2015	Warren 3 S, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	41 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2015. 2015 had 468 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 50	377
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1