Weather Records on 28 October 1958

198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1958. Highest significance: Silver City, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 1958

On 28 October 1958, 198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 196 daily.
Silver City set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 28 October 1958.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

198 stations

198 station records on 28 October 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Silver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Pryor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Avalon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Akuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Fidel 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

198 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 October 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 October 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 196.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

163 broken records

Margins by which the 163 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1958

Top 20 records on 28 October 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1958	Silver City, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1958	Tajique 4 N, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1958	Tiruppur, IN	daily rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1958	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1958	Mill Bay, CA	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1958	Cloudcroft, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1958	Socorro, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1958	Uruapan (Smn), MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1958	Pinos Altos, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1958	Steigen, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1958	Mountainair, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1958	Encinal, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1958	Santa Maria (Smn), MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1958	Corona, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1958	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1958	Palladam, IN	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1958	La Pryor, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1958	Socorro, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1958	Fredericksburg, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1958	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	24 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1958. 1958 had 198 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	117
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1