Weather Records on 28 October 1936

578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1936. Highest significance: Bakensrug, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 October 1936

On 28 October 1936, 578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 362 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 493 daily.
Bakensrug set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 28 October 1936.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

578 stations

578 station records on 28 October 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

578 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 239, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 28 October 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	239
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 October 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 85, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 182.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1936

Top 20 records on 28 October 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1936	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Razole(Rajole), IN	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Tanuku, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Waianae 798, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Mangalgiri, IN	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Aiea Fld 764A, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Rapalle, IN	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Luakaha Lower 782, US	monthly rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Tadepalligudem, IN	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Bapatla, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Ponnur(Ponnuru), IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Balumath, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1936	Alamur(Alamar), IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1936. 1936 had 578 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	434
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1