Weather Records on 7 October 1928

120 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1928. Highest significance: Ekaterinburg, RU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1928

On 7 October 1928, 120 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 117 daily.
Ekaterinburg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 7 October 1928.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

120 stations

120 station records on 7 October 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Renova	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

120 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.

Records on 7 October 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

94 broken records

Margins by which the 94 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1928

Top 20 records on 7 October 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1928	Ekaterinburg, RU	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 October 1928	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Effingham, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Florence #1, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Tulsa, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Dayville, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Verhojansk, RU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Abitibi Post, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Espanola, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Santuck, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Levan, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	El Paso, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Lake Moraine, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1928	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high max	40.1 C (104.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	28 years	15 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1928. 1928 had 120 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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 5	78
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	2