Weather Records on 28 October 1938

170 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1938. Highest significance: Bally Bally, AU.

Key Facts for 28 October 1938

On 28 October 1938, 170 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 167 daily.
Bally Bally set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 28 October 1938.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

170 stations

170 station records on 28 October 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cardonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

170 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.

Records on 28 October 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 October 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

127 broken records

Margins by which the 127 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1938

Top 20 records on 28 October 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1938	Bally Bally, AU	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1938	Cardonia, AU	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1938	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1938	Talbot House, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1938	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1938	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1938	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1938	Port Arthur, CA	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1938	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1938	Two Harbors, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1938	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	54 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1938	Kellerberrin, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1938	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1938	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1938	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1938	Brookton, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1938	Iguape, BR	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1938	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1938	Widgiemooltha, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1938	Doongin Peak, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1938. 1938 had 170 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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Data for records on 1938-10-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 5	107
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1