Weather Records on 28 October 1970

846 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1970. Highest significance: Manistique Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 1970

On 28 October 1970, 846 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 422 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 781 daily.
Manistique Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 28 October 1970.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

846 stations

846 station records on 28 October 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kirbyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barstow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

846 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 310, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 28 October 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	310
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 28 October 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 65, daily 781.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 172.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1970

Top 20 records on 28 October 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1970	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1970	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Kirbyville, US	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Marengo, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Burnett 3 S, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	De Quincy, US	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Orange, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Brule Island, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Melville, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Deloraine, CA	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Abbeville, US	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Henderson, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1970	Merrill, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	46 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1970. 1970 had 846 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 25	651
25 to 50	44
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2