Weather Records on 28 October 1965

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1965. Highest significance: Queimadas, BR.

Key Facts for 28 October 1965

On 28 October 1965, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 383 daily.
Queimadas set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 28 October 1965.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 28 October 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensworth (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Niagara Falls Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oaklands (Ravens Worth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 October 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 October 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 383.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 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 1965

Top 20 records on 28 October 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1965	Queimadas, BR	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Baddeck, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Buntzen Lake, CA	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Belle Isle, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Silli, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Oxford, GB	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	143 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Belleville, CA	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Chazy, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Ravensworth (Hillview), AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Huntingdon, CA	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Mount Forest, CA	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1965	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1965	Kentville Cda, CA	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	52 years	34 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1965. 1965 had 402 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	263
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1