Weather Records on 28 October 1934

227 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1934. Highest significance: Chicoutimi, CA.

Key Facts for 28 October 1934

On 28 October 1934, 227 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 222 daily.
Chicoutimi set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 28 October 1934.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

227 stations

227 station records on 28 October 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

227 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 28 October 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 October 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 222.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

170 broken records

Margins by which the 170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1934

Top 20 records on 28 October 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1934	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1934	Vedaranayam, IN	daily rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1934	Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1934	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Lindenow, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Adirampatanam, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Ottawa, CA	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Bulken, NO	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Washington, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Mannargudi, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Milford 2 SE, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Cap Chat, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Kulithalai, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Elizabeth, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Svirica, RU	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1934	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	35 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

1802 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1934. 1934 had 227 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 25	162
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1