Weather Records on 14 October 1928

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1928. Highest significance: Streaky Bay, AU.

Key Facts for 14 October 1928

On 14 October 1928, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 247 daily.
Streaky Bay set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 14 October 1928.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 14 October 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 53, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 14 October 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 October 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 247.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

183 broken records

Margins by which the 183 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1928

Top 20 records on 14 October 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1928	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1928	Redfield, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 1928	Hay Springs, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily low max	0.5 C (32.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Montrose #2, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Culpotaro, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Ediacara, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Melrose (Para Gums), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Burkes Garden, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Port Arthur, CA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	47 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1928	Williamsburg 2, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	19 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

1793 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 251 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853

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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	156
5 to 10	17
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	1