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Weather Records on 28 October 1917

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1917. Highest significance: Isisford Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 October 1917

  • On 28 October 1917, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Isisford Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 28 October 1917.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 28 October 1917 31 station records on 28 October 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 28 October 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 October 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Isisford Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily snowfall9.7 cm (3.8 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.3 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
MuttaburraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
GoglandRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall TownshipAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord low maximum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.9 C (53.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.0 cm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 28 October 1917 by type Records set or tied on 28 October 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 October 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 28 October 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 October 1917 by timescale Records on 28 October 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 October 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 31.
Records on 28 October 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 October 1917 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1910 to 20: 220 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 October 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 1019
10 to 202
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1917
Top 20 records on 28 October 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 October 1917Isisford Post Office, AUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)4 years34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Chaplin, CAdaily snowfall9.7 cm (3.8 in)7.2 cm (2.8 in)12 years24 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Arnsberg, DEdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Chaplin, CAdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Magdeburg, DEdaily rain11.3 mm (0.4 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min3.9 C (39.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)43 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Muttaburra, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Portland Rfc City, USdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Portland, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Gogland, RUdaily rain9.5 mm (0.37 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Tambo Post Office, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Blackall Township, AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Winton Post Office, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Tylden "Tulden", ZAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Medicine Hat A, CAdaily low max-2.8 C (27.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Astoria, USdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Belair (State Flora Nursery), AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1917Swift Current, CAdaily low max-6.1 C (21.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)4 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 1917
Records on 10-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1917. 1917 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 1917. 1917 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).