Weather Records on 28 October 1971

1,666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1971. Highest significance: Ivanhoe Station, AU.

Key Facts for 28 October 1971

On 28 October 1971, 1,666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
396 were record highs and 865 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 253 monthly and 1,411 daily.
Ivanhoe Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 28 October 1971.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,666 stations

1,666 station records on 28 October 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Pioche	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon River (Hermitage)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Valley (Glenrowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cacule	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,666 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 489, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 376, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 148, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 28 October 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	489
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	376
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	148
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 28 October 1971 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 253, daily 1,411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,377 broken records

Margins by which the 1,377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1971

Top 20 records on 28 October 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1971	Ivanhoe Station, AU	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1971	Pioche, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1971	Hinckley, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1971	Coalville, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1971	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Tooele, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Cottonwood Weir, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Leo 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Lusk 2 SW, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Oak City, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Oak City, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Onaka, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Paragonah, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Shannon River (Hermitage), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Tower 2S, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1971	Wood, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	47 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1971. 1971 had 1,666 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 50	1,290
50 to 100	58
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1