Weather Records on 1 October 1928

129 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 October 1928. Highest significance: Alexandria (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 October 1928

On 1 October 1928, 129 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 122 daily.
Alexandria (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 1 October 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1813 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

129 stations

129 station records on 1 October 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 October 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston on Murray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

129 records

Records set or tied on 1 October 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 1 October 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 1 October 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 122.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

105 broken records

Margins by which the 105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 October 1928

Top 20 records on 1 October 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 1928	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1928	Hawker (Wilson), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1928	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 October 1928	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Galway, IE	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Odesa, UA	monthly high max	30.5 C (86.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Haskell, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	El Paso, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Kingston on Murray, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Baku, AZ	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Ellerston (Glenrock), AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1928	Steveston, CA	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 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

1813 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1813 to 1928. 1928 had 129 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-01 in each year
Year	Records
1813	1
1814	1
1817	1
1819	1
1820	2
1823	1
1828	1
1845	1
1847	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	4
1876	1
1877	3
1879	1
1881	6
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	1
1893	9
1894	4
1895	1
1897	7
1898	1
1899	16
1900	2
1901	4
1902	16
1903	9
1904	8
1905	8
1906	11
1907	11
1908	20
1909	14
1910	12
1911	34
1912	37
1913	20
1914	28
1915	65
1916	105
1917	52
1918	20
1919	25
1920	98
1921	129
1922	160
1923	158
1924	86
1925	135
1926	181
1927	754
1928	129
1929	158
1930	106
1931	237
1932	220
1933	519
1934	188
1935	201
1936	388
1937	453
1938	284
1939	283
1940	207
1941	425
1942	290
1943	324
1944	583
1945	677
1946	486
1947	867
1948	271
1949	254
1950	1,019
1951	521
1952	712
1953	656
1954	976
1955	280
1956	260
1957	646
1958	1,050
1959	1,306
1960	143
1961	566
1962	376
1963	598
1964	312
1965	521
1966	646
1967	437
1968	426
1969	454
1970	275
1971	1,449
1972	625
1973	418
1974	1,104
1975	561
1976	854
1977	1,097
1978	492
1979	488
1980	600
1981	785
1982	733
1983	783
1984	1,266
1985	1,621
1986	1,476
1987	648
1988	502
1989	739
1990	612
1991	1,020
1992	1,392
1993	1,042
1994	580
1995	746
1996	1,007
1997	1,080
1998	1,345
1999	1,096
2000	1,006
2001	924
2002	951
2003	1,198
2004	826
2005	902
2006	806
2007	726
2008	573
2009	1,051
2010	1,093
2011	1,324
2012	647
2013	515
2014	397
2015	729
2016	473
2017	472
2018	694
2019	2,439
2020	566
2021	753
2022	609
2023	1,173
2024	751
2025	384
2026	553

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	97
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1