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Weather Records on 28 October 1911

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1911. Highest significance: Truro, CA.

Key Facts for 28 October 1911

  • On 28 October 1911, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 16 daily.
  • Truro set a daily record snowfall of 6.4 cm (2.5 in) on 28 October 1911.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 28 October 1911 16 station records on 28 October 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 28 October 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 October 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
TruroCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-6.6 C (20.1 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall4.6 cm (1.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily snowfall4.1 cm (1.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MettenGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.3 C (31.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-2.3 C (27.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 28 October 1911 by type Records set or tied on 28 October 1911 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 October 1911 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 28 October 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 October 1911 by timescale Records on 28 October 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 16all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 October 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 16.
Records on 28 October 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily16

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 October 1911 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1110 to 20: 120 to 30: 130 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 October 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 1011
10 to 201
20 to 301
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1911
Top 16 records on 28 October 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 October 1911Truro, CAdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)6.4 cm (2.5 in)38 years27 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily low min-6.6 C (20.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)58 years25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911Charlottetown, CAdaily snowfall4.6 cm (1.8 in)2.8 cm (1.1 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911Seymour (Mag), ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911Chicoutimi, CAdaily snowfall4.1 cm (1.6 in)3.6 cm (1.4 in)0 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911Halifax, CAdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911Metten, DEdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low min8.0 C (46.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low max0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911Winnemucca AP, USdaily low min-8.3 C (17.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911Regensburg, DEdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)10 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min-0.3 C (31.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911St. Petersburg, RUdaily high min7.6 C (45.7 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911Armagh, GBdaily low min-2.3 C (27.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1911Washington, USdaily low max (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie30 years3 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 1911
Records on 10-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1911. 1911 had 16 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: 1,1392017: 7552018: 7102019: 1,4372020: 1,6462021: 6052022: 8792023: 1,3812024: 6502025: 4621802188919051921193719531969198520012017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1911. 1911 had 16 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
20161,139
2017755
2018710
20191,437
20201,646
2021605
2022879
20231,381
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 (2026-10-15).