Weather Records on 28 October 1955

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1955. Highest significance: Meeker, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 1955

On 28 October 1955, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 456 daily.
Meeker set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 28 October 1955.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 28 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maranboy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mandya	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tellichery	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 28 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 28 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 456.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 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 1955

Top 20 records on 28 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1955	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Dinmore Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Maranboy, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Narasimharajapura, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Srirangpatnam, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Mandya, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Perillup, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Fernlees Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Oombulgurri, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Tellichery, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Umzonia (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1955	Hofmeyer (Mun), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	35 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1955. 1955 had 462 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 25	375
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1