Weather Records on 28 October 1964

332 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1964. Highest significance: Macknade Sugar Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 28 October 1964

On 28 October 1964, 332 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 324 daily.
Macknade Sugar Mill set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 28 October 1964.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

332 stations

332 station records on 28 October 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pindron	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bergville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balecove	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

332 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 October 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 October 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1964

Top 20 records on 28 October 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1964	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1964	Bysonder, ZA	monthly rain	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1964	Ft Ross, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1964	Modesto AP, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1964	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1964	Pindron, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1964	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1964	Okolona, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1964	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1964	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1964	Bones I Bardu, NO	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1964	Warden (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1964	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1964	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1964	Sibsagar, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1964	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1964	Napoklu, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1964	Ekimchan, RU	monthly low max	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1964	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1964	Tanhurst Est, Umzint, ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	29 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1964. 1964 had 332 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	249
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1