Weather Records on 28 October 1984

1,553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1984. Highest significance: Enngonia (Belalie), AU.

Key Facts for 28 October 1984

On 28 October 1984, 1,553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,012 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,519 daily.
Enngonia (Belalie) set a daily record precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 28 October 1984.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,553 stations

1,553 station records on 28 October 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Daymar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arjeplog A	Sweden	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Gilead Lakes Prk	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dwaleni	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gertspan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,553 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 365, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 647, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 28 October 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	365
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	647
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 28 October 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 1,519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,239 broken records

Margins by which the 1,239 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1984

Top 20 records on 28 October 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1984	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1984	Tevredenheid, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1984	Weltevreden, ZA	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1984	Naradhan (Uralba), AU	monthly rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Daymar Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Trout Lake, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Austin 3 S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Arjeplog A, SE	daily snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Dayton Intl AP, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Delaware Lake, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Hayward Rs, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Kenton, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Mt Gilead Lakes Prk, US	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Toledo Blade, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Upper Sandusky, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1984	Griffiss AFB, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	84 years	45 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1984. 1984 had 1,553 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	1,204
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2