Weather Records on 28 October 1979

387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1979. Highest significance: Cheljabinsk-Balandi, RU.

Key Facts for 28 October 1979

On 28 October 1979, 387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 376 daily.
Cheljabinsk-Balandi set a daily record precipitation of 30.6 mm (1.2 in) on 28 October 1979.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

387 stations

387 station records on 28 October 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arhara	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alto Uruguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bullyard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chernivtsi	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Presidio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Troitsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cerlak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakherden	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isilkul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mirnii	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kupino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fyodorov Sovkhoz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

387 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1979

Top 20 records on 28 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1979	Cheljabinsk-Balandi, RU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1979	San Luis de la Paz, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1979	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1979	Oakville, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1979	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1979	Tg Jiu, RO	monthly low min	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1979	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1979	Ocotlan de Morelos, MX	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1979	Izmail, UA	daily low min	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1979	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1979	Grafton, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1979	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1979	Arhara, RU	monthly low min	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1979	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1979	Luverne, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1979	Kailua 446, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1979	Nashville Intl AP, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1979	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1979	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1979	Alto Uruguai, BR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	28 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1979. 1979 had 387 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 10	272
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2