Weather Records on 28 October 1949

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1949. Highest significance: Pendraka, IN.

Key Facts for 28 October 1949

On 28 October 1949, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 330 daily.
Pendraka set an all-time record daily precipitation of 383.0 mm (15.1 in) on 28 October 1949.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 28 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	383.0 mm (15.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	502.4 mm (19.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prathipadu	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	259.1 mm (10.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Borsat	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
G. Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitsett 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 28 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 28 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 330.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

289 broken records

Margins by which the 289 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 146.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1949

Top 20 records on 28 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1949	Pendraka, IN	all-time rain	383.0 mm (15.1 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	10 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1949	Machilipatnam, IN	all-time rain	502.4 mm (19.8 in)	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	10 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1949	Gowrie Junction, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1949	Salur, IN	daily rain	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1949	Parvatipur, IN	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1949	Nuzvid, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1949	Chatrapur, IN	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1949	Pundi, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1949	Gajapathinagaram, IN	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1949	Kindred (Invergordon), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1949	Avanigadda, IN	daily rain	224.0 mm (8.8 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1949	Keonjhargarh, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1949	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1949	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1949	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1949	Devonport Harbour Master, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1949	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1949	Tenali, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1949	Bobbili, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1949	Prathipadu, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	33 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1949. 1949 had 341 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	230
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1