Weather Records on 28 October 1972

1,012 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1972. Highest significance: Casino Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 28 October 1972

On 28 October 1972, 1,012 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 961 daily.
Casino Airport set a daily record precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 28 October 1972.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,012 stations

1,012 station records on 28 October 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	325.1 mm (12.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.9 mm (11.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.7 mm (9.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	387.4 mm (15.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	352.3 mm (13.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Blakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	346.7 mm (13.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,012 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 720, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 28 October 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	720
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 28 October 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 51, daily 961.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

922 broken records

Margins by which the 922 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 255.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1972

Top 20 records on 28 October 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1972	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	70 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	monthly rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	37 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	monthly rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	79 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Zillmere Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	monthly rain	325.1 mm (12.8 in)	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	27 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1972	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)

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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1972. 1972 had 1,012 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 1972-10-28: 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 50	816
50 to 100	85
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1