Weather Records on 28 October 1939

279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1939. Highest significance: Condong Sugar Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 28 October 1939

On 28 October 1939, 279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 273 daily.
Condong Sugar Mill set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 28 October 1939.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

279 stations

279 station records on 28 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

279 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

233 broken records

Margins by which the 233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1939

Top 20 records on 28 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1939	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1939	Ridgway, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1939	Girilambone (Booroomugga), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1939	Huntington 1, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1939	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1939	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1939	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1939	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1939	Clunes, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1939	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1939	Fairmont, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1939	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1939	Dras, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1939	Brookville, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1939	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1939	Hindol, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1939	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1939	Beaver Falls 1 NE, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1939	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1939	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	31 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1939. 1939 had 279 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 10	176
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1