Weather Records on 20 October 1928

92 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1928. Highest significance: Woodland Park, AU.

Key Facts for 20 October 1928

On 20 October 1928, 92 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 90 daily.
Woodland Park set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 20 October 1928.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

92 stations

92 station records on 20 October 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodland Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.3 C (108.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

92 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 October 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 October 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 90.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

81 broken records

Margins by which the 81 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1928

Top 20 records on 20 October 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1928	Woodland Park, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1928	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1928	Beito, NO	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high max	34.6 C (94.3 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Orje, NO	daily rain	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Pakri, EE	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Maristova, NO	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Bridgewater (Memsie), AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Goose Island, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	48 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Elaine (Larundel), AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Kirensk, RU	monthly high min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1928	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	36 years	18 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 92 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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	65
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	2