Weather Records on 28 October 1991

2,462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1991. Highest significance: New England, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 1991

On 28 October 1991, 2,462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
682 were record highs and 706 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 204 monthly and 2,255 daily.
New England set a monthly record daily snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 28 October 1991.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 28 October 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springvalley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Roy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Medora	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mikkalo 6 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leadville Lake Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Litke	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	296.9 mm (11.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,462 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 424, Highest daily minimum 500, Lowest daily minimum 282, Heaviest daily rainfall 696, Heaviest daily snowfall 191, Deepest snow cover 187.

Records on 28 October 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	424
Highest daily minimum	500
Lowest daily minimum	282
Heaviest daily rainfall	696
Heaviest daily snowfall	191
Deepest snow cover	187

Records on 28 October 1991 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 204, daily 2,255.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,043 broken records

Margins by which the 2,043 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 318.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1991

Top 20 records on 28 October 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1991	New England, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1991	Olga 2 SE, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1991	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1991	Mesa, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1991	Hettinger, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1991	Ardmore, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1991	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1991	Monte Vista 2W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1991	Colgate, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1991	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1991	Springvalley, ZA	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1991	Madrid, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1991	Westhope, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1991	Granville, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1991	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1991	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1991	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1991	Beulah 1 W, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1991	Webster, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 1991	Blaine, US	monthly snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	97 years	20 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1991. 1991 had 2,462 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	1,876
50 to 100	110
100 to 150	39
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1