Weather Records on 28 October 1966

254 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1966. Highest significance: Wondalli, AU.

Key Facts for 28 October 1966

On 28 October 1966, 254 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 245 daily.
Wondalli set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 28 October 1966.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

254 stations

254 station records on 28 October 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Obluce	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulu-Teljak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rouchel Brook (Albano)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kindon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dois Corregos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fernao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Price Game Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Foxpark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeedamya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Weld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loongana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tula	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kropacevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Unaha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Erlistoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tevriz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

254 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 28 October 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 28 October 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

211 broken records

Margins by which the 211 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1966

Top 20 records on 28 October 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1966	Wondalli, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1966	Obluce, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1966	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1966	Ulu-Teljak, RU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1966	Karesuando, SE	daily low max	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Henichesk, UA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Rouchel Brook (Albano), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Waupaca, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Karesuando, SE	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Grafton, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Kindon, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl), BR	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Karasjok, NO	daily low min	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	63 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Lugansk, UA	daily high max	22.3 C (72.1 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Sihccajavri, NO	daily low min	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1966	Bundarra (Araluen), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	23 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1966. 1966 had 254 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 October 1966
Margin	Records
0 to 10	184
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2