Weather Records on 28 October 1942

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1942. Highest significance: Fulham Park, AU.

Key Facts for 28 October 1942

On 28 October 1942, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 344 daily.
Fulham Park set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 28 October 1942.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 28 October 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spreckels Hwy Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umberumberka Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton (Mundi Mundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thackaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yanyarrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hookina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 28 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 28 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1942

Top 20 records on 28 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1942	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	Leichardt, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	Albany, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	Coringa(Corinza), IN	daily rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	Bimbowrie, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	Deeside, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	Denmark, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	King River, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	Ardrossan (Winulta), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1942	Springfields, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1942	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1942	Anna Creek, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1942	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1942	Malakapuram, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	32 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1942. 1942 had 355 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 20	261
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1