Weather Records on 28 October 2015

753 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 2015. Highest significance: Columbus, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 2015

On 28 October 2015, 753 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
244 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 745 daily.
Columbus set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 28 October 2015.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

753 stations

753 station records on 28 October 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Westby 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pichilingue	Ecuador	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arxan	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Tonawanda	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Falls Sewage	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

753 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 481, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 28 October 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	481
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 October 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 745.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

674 broken records

Margins by which the 674 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 2015

Top 20 records on 28 October 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 2015	Columbus, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	115 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2015	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	101 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2015	Tell City, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2015	Emmetsburg, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	120 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2015	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	115 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2015	Cottage Grove Dam, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2015	Middletown, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2015	Decorah, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	114 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2015	Washington Court House, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2015	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2015	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2015	Rushville, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2015	Washta, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2015	Eaton, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2015	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	115 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2015	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2015	Findlay AP, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2015	Westby 3ENE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2015	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	115 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2015	Sparta, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	55 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2015. 2015 had 753 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	454
10 to 20	109
20 to 30	70
30 to 40	28
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1