Weather Records on 22 October 1928

133 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1928. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 1928

On 22 October 1928, 133 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 129 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 22 October 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

133 stations

133 station records on 22 October 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
North Nicomen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.9 C (109.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

133 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 80.

Records on 22 October 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 October 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 129.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

118 broken records

Margins by which the 118 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1928

Top 20 records on 22 October 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1928	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Wien, AT	daily high max	20.8 C (69.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Marshall, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Bologna, IT	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Portland Rfc City, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Boulia Airport, AU	monthly high min	29.7 C (85.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Putbus, DE	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1928	Dalby Post Office, AU	monthly high max	39.2 C (102.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	21 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 133 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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	81
5 to 10	21
10 to 15	10
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1