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Weather Records on 28 October 1914

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1914. Highest significance: Quebec, CA.

Key Facts for 28 October 1914

  • On 28 October 1914, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Quebec set a daily record snowfall of 7.1 cm (2.8 in) on 28 October 1914.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 28 October 1914 31 station records on 28 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 28 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 October 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
QuebecCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.1 cm (2.8 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
YaltaUkraineRecord daily precipitation32.1 mm (1.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
VasileviciBelarusRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation15.8 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.4 C (65.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VilniusLithuaniaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.0 cm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',MgsUkraineRecord daily precipitation16.7 mm (0.7 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 28 October 1914 by type Records set or tied on 28 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 14Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 28 October 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum14
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 October 1914 by timescale Records on 28 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 4daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 27.
Records on 28 October 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly4
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 October 1914 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1910 to 20: 120 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 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 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 October 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 1019
10 to 201
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1914
Top 20 records on 28 October 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 October 1914Quebec, CAdaily snowfall7.1 cm (2.8 in)6.3 cm (2.5 in)22 years27 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Yalta, UAdaily rain32.1 mm (1.3 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)32 years24 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Fredericton Unb, CAmonthly low min-10.6 C (12.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)19 years21 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Vasilevici, BYdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Freiburg, DEdaily rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Portland, USmonthly low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)44 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Anticosti West Point, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Saint John, CAdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Philadelphia City, USdaily low min0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Halifax, CAmonthly low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Portland Rfc City, USdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min18.4 C (65.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Chatham, CAdaily low min-7.2 C (19.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Vilnius, LTdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914St John's, CAdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Cap Madeleine, CAdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1914Charlottetown, CAdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9 years7 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 1914
Records on 10-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1914. 1914 had 31 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 1914. 1914 had 31 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).