Weather Records on 28 October 1953

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1953. Highest significance: Mahackala, RU.

Key Facts for 28 October 1953

On 28 October 1953, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 331 daily.
Mahackala set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 28 October 1953.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 28 October 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Runyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lansford	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 28 October 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 October 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 331.

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 45.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1953

Top 20 records on 28 October 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1953	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1953	Milford 2 SE, US	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1953	Sirsi, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1953	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	19.1 C (66.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	125 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1953	Turuvekere, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1953	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1953	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1953	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	13.2 C (55.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1953	Belur, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1953	Robe Comparison, AU	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1953	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1953	Kunwarara Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1953	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1953	Gyzylarbat, TM	monthly low min	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1953	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1953	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1953	Fergana, UZ	daily low min	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1953	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1953	Bajramaly, TM	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1953	Bosque del Apache, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1953. 1953 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 October 1953
Margin	Records
0 to 10	252
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	4