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Weather Records on 28 October 1920

48 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1920. Highest significance: Chatham, CA.

Key Facts for 28 October 1920

  • On 28 October 1920, 48 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 29 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 47 daily.
  • Chatham set a daily record high minimum temperature of 16.1 C (61.0 F) on 28 October 1920.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

48 stations
Weather records on 28 October 1920 48 station records on 28 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
48 station records on 28 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 October 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ClintonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
WoolsthorpeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
PermRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-19.6 C (-3.3 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
GardinerUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
LowellUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature-3.4 C (25.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PlymouthUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SotchiRussiaRecord daily precipitation40.5 mm (1.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-14.5 C (5.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KargopolRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord high maximum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
LowellUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
PlymouthUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-PecherskoeRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-28.6 C (-19.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature24.7 C (76.5 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

48 records
Records on 28 October 1920 by type Records set or tied on 28 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 12Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 17Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 28 October 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum12
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum17
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 October 1920 by timescale Records on 28 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 47. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 47all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 47.
Records on 28 October 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily47

How Much Records Were Beaten By

44 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 October 1920 Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.2. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 2: 272 to 4: 114 to 6: 26 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 12: 012 to 14: 114 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 October 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 227
2 to 411
4 to 62
6 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 120
12 to 141
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1920
Top 20 records on 28 October 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 October 1920Chatham, CAdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)7.2 C (13.0 F)18 years25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Tomsk, RUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high min7.2 C (45.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Portland, USdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)12 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Clinton, USdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Tashkent, UZdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)13 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Woolsthorpe, AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Chicoutimi, CAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Yarmouth, CAdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Perm, RUmonthly low min-19.6 C (-3.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)10 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Gardiner, USdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Lowell, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Saint John, CAdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Sydney, CAdaily high max18.9 C (66.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920St. Petersburg, RUdaily low max-3.4 C (25.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Kiev, UAdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Dubuque River, USdaily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1920Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years13 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 1920
Records on 10-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1920. 1920 had 48 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 1920. 1920 had 48 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).