Weather Records on 28 October 1928

77 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1928. Highest significance: Wartook Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 October 1928

On 28 October 1928, 77 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 76 daily.
Wartook Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 28 October 1928.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

77 stations

77 station records on 28 October 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

77 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 October 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 October 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 76.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

68 broken records

Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1928

Top 20 records on 28 October 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1928	Wartook Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Waukomis, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Wien, AT	daily high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Laghouat, DZ	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Durango, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Gothenburg, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Junsele, SE	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Garden City, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Clarke River Telecom, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Helmond, NL	daily rain	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	18.7 C (65.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Hernando, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Timovskoe, RU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1928	Franklin, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	2 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

1802 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1928. 1928 had 77 records.

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

Records on 10-28 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1827	1
1842	1
1856	2
1861	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	4
1873	1
1876	1
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	6
1889	2
1890	3
1891	1
1892	7
1893	4
1894	1
1895	3
1896	5
1897	4
1898	5
1899	8
1900	8
1901	15
1902	18
1903	11
1904	13
1905	8
1906	15
1907	15
1908	12
1909	18
1910	26
1911	16
1912	28
1913	153
1914	31
1915	66
1916	13
1917	31
1918	79
1919	87
1920	48
1921	32
1922	90
1923	74
1924	109
1925	598
1926	123
1927	504
1928	77
1929	224
1930	144
1931	205
1932	164
1933	240
1934	227
1935	406
1936	578
1937	697
1938	170
1939	279
1940	652
1941	324
1942	355
1943	310
1944	501
1945	462
1946	712
1947	462
1948	370
1949	341
1950	544
1951	195
1952	485
1953	341
1954	486
1955	462
1956	353
1957	812
1958	198
1959	430
1960	225
1961	437
1962	432
1963	492
1964	332
1965	402
1966	254
1967	404
1968	523
1969	651
1970	846
1971	1,666
1972	1,012
1973	444
1974	805
1975	282
1976	1,606
1977	616
1978	292
1979	387
1980	1,657
1981	922
1982	578
1983	427
1984	1,553
1985	754
1986	590
1987	973
1988	816
1989	1,083
1990	917
1991	2,462
1992	676
1993	576
1994	675
1995	1,049
1996	1,396
1997	1,767
1998	1,457
1999	1,092
2000	935
2001	1,089
2002	982
2003	1,403
2004	1,641
2005	949
2006	1,295
2007	906
2008	1,207
2009	984
2010	1,029
2011	655
2012	1,097
2013	1,007
2014	850
2015	753
2016	1,139
2017	755
2018	710
2019	1,437
2020	1,646
2021	605
2022	879
2023	1,381
2024	650
2025	462

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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	57
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1