Weather Records on 28 October 1975

282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1975. Highest significance: Itaberaba, BR.

Key Facts for 28 October 1975

On 28 October 1975, 282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 269 daily.
Itaberaba set a daily record precipitation of 50.9 mm (2.0 in) on 28 October 1975.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

282 stations

282 station records on 28 October 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maracas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cundeelee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jeedamya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Danner	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatu (Sao Pedro)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ruy Barbosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wonganoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yandal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menangina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salva Vidas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Filomena (Munduri)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cocanarup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

282 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 28 October 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 28 October 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1975

Top 20 records on 28 October 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1975	Itaberaba, BR	daily rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1975	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1975	Aunet, NO	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1975	Jequie, BR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1975	Maracas, BR	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1975	Cundeelee, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1975	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1975	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1975	Paisley, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1975	Melbourne WFO, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1975	Cumberland, CA	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1975	Cuyamaca, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1975	Jeedamya, AU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1975	Woodruff, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1975	Porto Alegre, BR	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1975	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1975	Barrow AP, US	daily low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1975	Cameron Lake, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1975	Carcross, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1975	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	48 years	27 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1975. 1975 had 282 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	218
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1