Weather Records on 28 October 2004

1,641 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 2004. Highest significance: Castlewood, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 2004

On 28 October 2004, 1,641 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,104 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,607 daily.
Castlewood set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 28 October 2004.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,641 stations

1,641 station records on 28 October 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Grant Grove	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Snow Creek Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jess Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
May 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maksatiha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Caliente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phantom Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aguila	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
May 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,641 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 872, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 28 October 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	872
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 28 October 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 1,607.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,292 broken records

Margins by which the 1,292 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 2004

Top 20 records on 28 October 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 2004	Castlewood, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2004	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2004	Grant Grove, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2004	Snow Creek Upper, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2004	Albion, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2004	Wikieup, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2004	Dawson, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2004	Jess Valley, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2004	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2004	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	103 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2004	Alton, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2004	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2004	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2004	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2004	Walnut Creek, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2004	Clear Lake, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2004	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	114 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2004	Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C, US	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2004	Lakeside 2 E, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2004	Lodgepole, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 years	52 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2004. 2004 had 1,641 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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Data for records on 2004-10-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,267
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2