Weather Records on 28 October 1943

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1943. Highest significance: Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 October 1943

On 28 October 1943, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 299 daily.
Ottoshoop (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 28 October 1943.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

310 stations

310 station records on 28 October 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1943

Top 20 records on 28 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1943	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1943	Mahalapye, BW	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1943	Roberval Nord, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1943	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1943	Derby, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1943	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1943	Bartow 1SE, US	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1943	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1943	Lindsay, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1943	Villiers (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1943	Buffelshoek, ZA	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1943	Truchas, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1943	Avon Park 2 W, US	monthly low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1943	Ft Gaines, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1943	White River Junction, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1943	Bakhtiarpur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1943	Sivagiri, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1943	Geneva Exp STN, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1943	Roanoke, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1943	Umea, SE	daily high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	41 years	24 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1943. 1943 had 310 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	210
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1