Weather Records on 28 October 1954

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1954. Highest significance: Bellbrook (East Street), AU.

Key Facts for 28 October 1954

On 28 October 1954, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 469 daily.
Bellbrook (East Street) set a daily record precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 28 October 1954.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 28 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Rangers Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alice (Eurella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georges Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 374, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 28 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 28 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1954

Top 20 records on 28 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1954	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1954	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1954	Windsor Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1954	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Glen Innes Ag Research STN, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Merriwa (Merry Vale), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Dundee (Rangers Valley), AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Aberfoyle, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Nyngan (Canonbar), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Brindley Park 2, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Penrith Ladbury Avenue, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet), AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Collingwood, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1954	Cobbity (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)

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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1954. 1954 had 486 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	359
20 to 40	63
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1