Weather Records on 28 October 1948

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1948. Highest significance: Chinle, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 1948

On 28 October 1948, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 361 daily.
Chinle set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 28 October 1948.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

370 stations

370 station records on 28 October 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chinle	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Piute Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Midvale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tharad	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankston 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Torrumbarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Light	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 October 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 October 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1948

Top 20 records on 28 October 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1948	Chinle, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1948	Rico, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1948	Skagway, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1948	Cascade, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1948	Ignacio 1 N, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1948	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1948	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1948	Geeveston Police Station, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1948	Rico, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1948	Southport, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1948	Red Hill South, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1948	Piute Dam, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1948	Durango, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1948	Durango, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1948	Keanae 346, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1948	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1948	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1948	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1948	Durham, GB	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1948	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1948. 1948 had 370 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 50	297
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1