Weather Records on 28 October 1978

292 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1978. Highest significance: Rietpoort, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 October 1978

On 28 October 1978, 292 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 281 daily.
Rietpoort set a daily record precipitation of 72.0 mm (2.8 in) on 28 October 1978.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

292 stations

292 station records on 28 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loch Valley Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mzimba	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Humpty Doo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Abre Campo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nogliki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guaiuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abminga Railway Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aquiraz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Kayrunnera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

292 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 28 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 281.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

233 broken records

Margins by which the 233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1978

Top 20 records on 28 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1978	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1978	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1978	Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn), MX	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1978	Warburton, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1978	Asuncion Nochixtlan, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1978	Tilzapotla, MX	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1978	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1978	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1978	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1978	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	2.9 cm (1.1 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1978	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1978	Isabela Substn, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1978	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1978	Partoun, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1978	Monticello 2E, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1978	Loch Valley Plantation, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1978	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1978	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1978	Polis, CY	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1978	Mzimba, MW	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	28 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1978. 1978 had 292 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 20	223
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1