Weather Records on 19 October 1928

157 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1928. Highest significance: Kingston, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1928

On 19 October 1928, 157 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 154 daily.
Kingston set a daily record precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 19 October 1928.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

157 stations

157 station records on 19 October 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bongeabong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

157 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 52.

Records on 19 October 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 154.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

122 broken records

Margins by which the 122 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1928

Top 20 records on 19 October 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1928	Kingston, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1928	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Landsort, SE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Minsk, BY	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Bongeabong, AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Edithburgh Post Office, AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Gorki, BY	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1928	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	17 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

1806 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1928. 1928 had 157 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 10	109
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1