Weather Records on 23 October 1928

120 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1928. Highest significance: Port Arthur, AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1928

On 23 October 1928, 120 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 117 daily.
Port Arthur set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 23 October 1928.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

120 stations

120 station records on 23 October 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roberts Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

120 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 54.

Records on 23 October 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

90 broken records

Margins by which the 90 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1928

Top 20 records on 23 October 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1928	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1928	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1928	Roberts Dam, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1928	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1928	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	27.3 C (81.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Bardstown, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Tiffin, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Hvar, HR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Greensburg, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Renfrew, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Tewantin Post Office, AU	monthly high max	36.6 C (97.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Loudon 1 E, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1928	Svirica, RU	daily rain	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 years	20 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

1795 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1928. 1928 had 120 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 October 1928
Margin	Records
0 to 10	66
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2