Weather Records on 28 October 1931

205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1931. Highest significance: Cedar Hill 1, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 1931

On 28 October 1931, 205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 201 daily.
Cedar Hill 1 set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 28 October 1931.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

205 stations

205 station records on 28 October 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Amchong(Sonepur)	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

205 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 October 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 October 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 201.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

169 broken records

Margins by which the 169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1931

Top 20 records on 28 October 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1931	Cedar Hill 1, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1931	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Batesville, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Ashwood, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Lowestoft, GB	monthly low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Uccle, BE	monthly low min	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Hafslo, NO	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Muenster, DE	daily low min	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily high min	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Duck Hill, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Dickson, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Perryville, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Arnsberg, DE	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1931	Sonari, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	21 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1931. 1931 had 205 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 20	158
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1