Weather Records on 31 October 1928

120 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1928. Highest significance: Kearney 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 1928

On 31 October 1928, 120 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 114 daily.
Kearney 4 NE set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 31 October 1928.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

120 stations

120 station records on 31 October 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bangerang North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kenmare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

120 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 31 October 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 114.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

92 broken records

Margins by which the 92 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

31 October 1928

Top 20 records on 31 October 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1928	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1928	Madrid, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Durango, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Hvar, HR	daily high max	23.1 C (73.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Clifton, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Spearfish, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Kennewick, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Surgut, RU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Holdrege, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Oakley, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Genoa 2 W, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Loup City, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Montrose #2, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Florence #1, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1928	Parnu, EE	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 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

1805 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1928. 1928 had 120 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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 31 October 1928
Margin	Records
0 to 10	70
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1