Weather Records on 28 October 1994

675 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1994. Highest significance: Moro, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 1994

On 28 October 1994, 675 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 656 daily.
Moro set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 28 October 1994.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

675 stations

675 station records on 28 October 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indiga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puebla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coscomatepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocco	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Theunissen (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Queluz (Centro Saude)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Americana (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Laranjal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Catigua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Sabaneta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lookout Pt Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost Forest Headquarters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita Do Jacutinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roundup	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olivine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murska Sobota-Rakican	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tak	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Postojna	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

675 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 237, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 October 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	237
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 October 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 656.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 1994

Top 20 records on 28 October 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1994	Moro, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Cascadia, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Wasco, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Hurbanovo, SK	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Utrecht (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Waterloo, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Indiga, RU	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	E Glacier, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Puebla (Dge), MX	monthly rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	The Dalles, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Castle Rock, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Paisley, US	monthly low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Coscomatepec (Smn), MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Rocco, ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Theunissen (Mun), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Kent, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Appleton, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1994	Torrington Exp Farm, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	67 years	40 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1994. 1994 had 675 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 October 1994
Margin	Records
0 to 10	460
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2