Weather Records on 28 October 1986

590 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1986. Highest significance: Laurieton (Elouera St), AU.

Key Facts for 28 October 1986

On 28 October 1986, 590 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 545 daily.
Laurieton (Elouera St) set a daily record precipitation of 134.2 mm (5.3 in) on 28 October 1986.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

590 stations

590 station records on 28 October 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Larissa	Greece	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Driekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pot-the-Red	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Larrimah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Droogefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jiuquan	China	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

590 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 272.

Records on 28 October 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 October 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 44, daily 545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1986

Top 20 records on 28 October 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1986	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	86 years	76 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1986	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1986	Ludlow, ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1986	Jhb-Turffontein, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1986	Springs-Olympia Park, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Irene, ZA	daily rain	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Pretoria-New Cemetry, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn", ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Yangjiang, CN	daily rain	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Benfontein, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Malanda Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Rosherville (Pow), ZA	daily rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Ficksburg, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Keble, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1986	Larissa, GR	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	8 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1986. 1986 had 590 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	480
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1