Weather Records on 28 October 2009

984 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 2009. Highest significance: Burren Junction (Hastings Stre, AU.

Key Facts for 28 October 2009

On 28 October 2009, 984 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 938 daily.
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre set a daily record precipitation of 51.0 mm (2.0 in) on 28 October 2009.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

984 stations

984 station records on 28 October 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Come By Chance Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cryon (Koothney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Girralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tyringham (Glenferneigh (Ring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kandimulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thumb Creek (Figtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cargoon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

984 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 28 October 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 28 October 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 938.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

770 broken records

Margins by which the 770 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 2009

Top 20 records on 28 October 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 2009	Burren Junction (Hastings Stre, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2009	Boulder, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2009	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2009	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	96 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2009	Mungallala, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2009	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	116 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2009	Montrose #2, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	113 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2009	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2009	Gwabegar Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2009	Capella Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2009	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2009	Blanding, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2009	Cascade 20 SSE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2009	Mtn Park, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2009	Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	116 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2009	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2009	Come By Chance Store, AU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2009	Cryon (Koothney), AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2009	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2009	Trinidad, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	80 years	53 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2009. 2009 had 984 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	701
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1