Weather Records on 28 October 2006

1,295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 2006. Highest significance: Waverly, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 2006

On 28 October 2006, 1,295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
512 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,264 daily.
Waverly set a daily record precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 28 October 2006.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,295 stations

1,295 station records on 28 October 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Branchland 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hamlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Piketon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kavsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Libertad	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Soraby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hid	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galion Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Lexington 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rossared	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cannelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Man	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kokkola Korplax	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bernheim Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nelsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,295 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 278, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 584, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 28 October 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	278
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	584
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 28 October 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 1,264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,119 broken records

Margins by which the 1,119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 2006

Top 20 records on 28 October 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 2006	Waverly, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	106 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2006	Kingston, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	104 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2006	Hardy, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2006	Branchland 1 N, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2006	Hamlin, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2006	Providence, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2006	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2006	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2006	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2006	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2006	Sandakan, MY	monthly rain	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2006	Piketon, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2006	Kavsjo_D, SE	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2006	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2006	Mc Arthur, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2006	La Libertad, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2006	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2006	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high min	14.7 C (58.5 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	123 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2006	Soraby, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2006	Hid, SE	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	51 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2006. 2006 had 1,295 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 2006-10-28: 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	1,100
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1