Weather Records on 28 October 1968

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1968. Highest significance: Puri, IN.

Key Facts for 28 October 1968

On 28 October 1968, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 497 daily.
Puri set a daily record precipitation of 207.6 mm (8.2 in) on 28 October 1968.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 28 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	207.6 mm (8.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olho Dagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	305.0 mm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karsakpaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuljab	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neah Bay 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ibotirama (Jardinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bogucany	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hovaling	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Njaksimvol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ivdel	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 497.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 142.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1968

Top 20 records on 28 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1968	Puri, IN	daily rain	207.6 mm (8.2 in)	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1968	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1968	Bokfontein, ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1968	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1968	Dushanbe, TJ	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1968	Sompeta, IN	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1968	Umea, SE	monthly low min	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1968	Haparanda, SE	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1968	Aseral, NO	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1968	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1968	Olho Dagua, BR	monthly rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1968	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1968	Suolovuopmi, NO	daily snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1968	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	monthly low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1968	Vytegra, RU	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1968	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1968	Dayville, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1968	Itchapuram, IN	monthly rain	305.0 mm (12.0 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1968	Cumberland, CA	all-time rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1968	Estevan Point, CA	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	31 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1968. 1968 had 523 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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Data for records on 1968-10-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	405
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1