Weather Records on 28 October 1951

195 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1951. Highest significance: Brackettville, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 1951

On 28 October 1951, 195 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 186 daily.
Brackettville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 28 October 1951.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

195 stations

195 station records on 28 October 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tazewell 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenogami	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

195 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 25.

Records on 28 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 186.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

155 broken records

Margins by which the 155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1951

Top 20 records on 28 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1951	Brackettville, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1951	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1951	Amta, IN	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1951	Hirekerur, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1951	Hiriyur, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1951	Kawailoa, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1951	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1951	Fernie, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1951	Quorn, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1951	Fredericton Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1951	Ambalapuza, IN	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1951	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1951	Tazewell 2 SE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1951	La Grange, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1951	Putnam, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1951	Black Point 717, US	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1951	Pekisko, CA	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1951	Pekisko, CA	monthly snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1951	Dryden, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1951	Barrie, CA	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1951. 1951 had 195 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 25	129
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2