Weather Records on 28 October 1940

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1940. Highest significance: Bird Island, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 1940

On 28 October 1940, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
344 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 644 daily.
Bird Island set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 28 October 1940.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 28 October 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 October 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 October 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1940

Top 20 records on 28 October 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1940	Bird Island, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1940	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1940	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1940	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1940	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1940	New London, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1940	W Pt, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1940	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1940	Little Sioux, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1940	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1940	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1940	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1940	Aravakurichi, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1940	Independence, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1940	Sibley, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1940	Roseau, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1940	N Loup, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1940	Marion, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1940	Fort Frances, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1940	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	30 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1940. 1940 had 652 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1940-10-28: 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 10	462
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1