Weather Records on 28 October 1976

1,606 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1976. Highest significance: Port Isabel, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 1976

On 28 October 1976, 1,606 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 1,309 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 203 monthly and 1,402 daily.
Port Isabel set a daily record precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 28 October 1976.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,606 stations

1,606 station records on 28 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villalba	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East Brady	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sanalona II	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,606 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 774, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 535, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 28 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	774
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	535
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 28 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 203, daily 1,402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,277 broken records

Margins by which the 1,277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1976

Top 20 records on 28 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1976	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1976	Hope, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Elk, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Mimbres 4NNW, US	monthly snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Hillsboro, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Capitan, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Valente, BR	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Estancia 4N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Pearl, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Bosque del Apache, US	monthly low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Dimmitt 6 E, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Rockhampton Aero, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Seward AP, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Guanacevi (Smn), MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Clovis, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Healy, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1976	Hillsboro, US	monthly low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	44 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1976. 1976 had 1,606 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	1,214
25 to 50	29
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	11
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	4