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Weather Records on 28 October 1896

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1896. Highest significance: Santa Fe, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 1896

  • On 28 October 1896, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Santa Fe set a daily record precipitation of 12.2 mm (0.5 in) on 28 October 1896.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 28 October 1896 5 station records on 28 October 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 28 October 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 October 1896: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature5.3 C (41.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-1.6 C (29.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 28 October 1896 by type Records set or tied on 28 October 1896 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0123Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 October 1896 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 28 October 1896 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 October 1896 by timescale Records on 28 October 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 October 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5.
Records on 28 October 1896 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 October 1896 Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.2. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 2: 12 to 4: 14 to 6: 06 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 October 1896
MarginRecords
0 to 21
2 to 41
4 to 60
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1896
Top 5 records on 28 October 1896 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 October 1896Santa Fe, USdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)2 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1896Armagh, GBdaily low max5.3 C (41.5 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1896Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)6 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1896Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain (Tie)9.3 mm (0.37 in)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1896Armagh, GBdaily low min (Tie)-1.6 C (29.1 F)tie1 year1 of 100 (Routine)

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

1802 to 1896
Records on 10-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1896. 1896 had 5 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11827: 11842: 11856: 21861: 11866: 21867: 11869: 41873: 11876: 11880: 31881: 11882: 11883: 11886: 11888: 61889: 21890: 31891: 11892: 71893: 41894: 11895: 31896: 51897: 41898: 51899: 81900: 81901: 151902: 181903: 111904: 131905: 81906: 151907: 151908: 121909: 181910: 261911: 161912: 281913: 1531914: 311915: 661916: 131917: 311918: 791919: 871920: 481921: 321922: 901923: 741924: 1091925: 5981926: 1231927: 5041928: 771929: 2241930: 1441931: 2051932: 1641933: 2401934: 2271935: 4061936: 5781937: 6971938: 1701939: 2791940: 6521941: 3241942: 3551943: 3101944: 5011945: 4621946: 7121947: 4621948: 3701949: 3411950: 5441951: 1951952: 4851953: 3411954: 4861955: 4621956: 3531957: 8121958: 1981959: 4301960: 2251961: 4371962: 4321963: 4921964: 3321965: 4021966: 2541967: 4041968: 5231969: 6511970: 8461971: 1,6661972: 1,0121973: 4441974: 8051975: 2821976: 1,6061977: 6161978: 2921979: 3871980: 1,6571981: 9221982: 5781983: 4271984: 1,5531985: 7541986: 5901987: 9731988: 8161989: 1,0831990: 9171991: 2,4621992: 6761993: 5761994: 6751995: 1,0491996: 1,3961997: 1,7671998: 1,4571999: 1,0922000: 9352001: 1,0892002: 9822003: 1,4032004: 1,6412005: 9492006: 1,2952007: 9062008: 1,2072009: 9842010: 1,0292011: 6552012: 1,0972013: 1,0072014: 8502015: 7532016: 1,1402017: 7552018: 7082019: 1,4292020: 1,6332021: 6032022: 8792023: 1,3782024: 6502025: 4621802188919051921193719531969198520012017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1896. 1896 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-28 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18271
18421
18562
18611
18662
18671
18694
18731
18761
18803
18811
18821
18831
18861
18886
18892
18903
18911
18927
18934
18941
18953
18965
18974
18985
18998
19008
190115
190218
190311
190413
19058
190615
190715
190812
190918
191026
191116
191228
1913153
191431
191566
191613
191731
191879
191987
192048
192132
192290
192374
1924109
1925598
1926123
1927504
192877
1929224
1930144
1931205
1932164
1933240
1934227
1935406
1936578
1937697
1938170
1939279
1940652
1941324
1942355
1943310
1944501
1945462
1946712
1947462
1948370
1949341
1950544
1951195
1952485
1953341
1954486
1955462
1956353
1957812
1958198
1959430
1960225
1961437
1962432
1963492
1964332
1965402
1966254
1967404
1968523
1969651
1970846
19711,666
19721,012
1973444
1974805
1975282
19761,606
1977616
1978292
1979387
19801,657
1981922
1982578
1983427
19841,553
1985754
1986590
1987973
1988816
19891,083
1990917
19912,462
1992676
1993576
1994675
19951,049
19961,396
19971,767
19981,457
19991,092
2000935
20011,089
2002982
20031,403
20041,641
2005949
20061,295
2007906
20081,207
2009984
20101,029
2011655
20121,097
20131,007
2014850
2015753
20161,140
2017755
2018708
20191,429
20201,633
2021603
2022879
20231,378
2024650
2025462

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).