Weather Records on 28 October 2010

1,029 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 2010. Highest significance: Atzalan, MX.

Key Facts for 28 October 2010

On 28 October 2010, 1,029 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
640 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,003 daily.
Atzalan set a daily record precipitation of 203.5 mm (8.0 in) on 28 October 2010.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,029 stations

1,029 station records on 28 October 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haslam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 3 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westmoreland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McArthur River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ometepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zacualtipan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,029 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 330, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 310, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 28 October 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	330
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	310
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 28 October 2010 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 1,003.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 162.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 2010

Top 20 records on 28 October 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 2010	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2010	Cartersville #2, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Haslam, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Alberta, US	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Ashland 3 ENE, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Altotonga, MX	daily rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Westmoreland Station, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Palmerville, AU	daily low max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Douglas River, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Perote, MX	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Leadhills, GB	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Elberton 2 N, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Smithfield, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Laurens, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Alexandria, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Norton W, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	Edenton, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2010	McArthur River Mine, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	41 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2010. 2010 had 1,029 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2010-10-28: 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 25	710
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1