Weather Records on 28 October 2014

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 2014. Highest significance: Briksdal, NO.

Key Facts for 28 October 2014

On 28 October 2014, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
651 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 824 daily.
Briksdal set a daily record precipitation of 67.0 mm (2.6 in) on 28 October 2014.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

850 stations

850 station records on 28 October 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fone_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oje_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moskalvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lillhamra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mianelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brusdalsvatn II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tasan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bramon	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vermont Transport Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kzylzar	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hagshults_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reconquista Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Erica	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lannas	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salalah	Oman	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adjuntas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 413, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 238, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 October 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	413
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	238
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 October 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 824.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

717 broken records

Margins by which the 717 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 2014

Top 20 records on 28 October 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 2014	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	114 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2014	Roldal, NO	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2014	Wuhan, CN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Fone_D, SE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Buenos Aires Observ, AR	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Ellendale Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	125 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Oje_D, SE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	125 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Hachita 1W, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Rosendal, NO	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Calarasi, RO	daily low max	3.1 C (37.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Flahult, SE	daily high max	15.2 C (59.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Ulricehamn, SE	daily high max	14.7 C (58.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Olney 2S, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2014	Greensburg, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	113 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2014. 2014 had 850 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 10	685
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1