Weather Records on 28 October 1960

225 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1960. Highest significance: Tarikere, IN.

Key Facts for 28 October 1960

On 28 October 1960, 225 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 218 daily.
Tarikere set an all-time record daily precipitation of 228.6 mm (9.0 in) on 28 October 1960.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

225 stations

225 station records on 28 October 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crisfield Somrs Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naco	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

225 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 15.

Records on 28 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 218.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

184 broken records

Margins by which the 184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1960

Top 20 records on 28 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1960	Tarikere, IN	all-time rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1960	Hosadurga, IN	daily rain	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1960	Geary, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Shikarpur, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Kadur, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Florence, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Mangalore, IN	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Garden Head, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Poitiers - Biard, FR	monthly rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Shaunavon, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Alur, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Honnali, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Mulki, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Madhugiri, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily low min	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1960	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1960. 1960 had 225 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	148
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2