Weather Records on 28 October 1957

812 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1957. Highest significance: Arasadi, IN.

Key Facts for 28 October 1957

On 28 October 1957, 812 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 626 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 751 daily.
Arasadi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 149.9 mm (5.9 in) on 28 October 1957.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

812 stations

812 station records on 28 October 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

812 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 283, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 343, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	283
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	343
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 61, daily 751.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1957

Top 20 records on 28 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1957	Arasadi, IN	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1957	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1957	Glentana, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1957	Swartkoppie, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1957	Sattur, IN	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1957	Yuma Wb City, US	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1957	Yuma Citrus STN, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1957	Bagewadi, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1957	Cambridge St Hospital, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1957	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1957	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1957	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1957	Biloxi, US	monthly low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1957	Corinth 5 WSW, US	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1957	Ashland, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1957	Karkal, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1957	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1957	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	monthly low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1957	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1957	Lambertina, ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	32 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1957. 1957 had 812 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 10	589
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1