Weather Records on 28 October 2016

1,139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 2016. Highest significance: Johvi, EE.

Key Facts for 28 October 2016

On 28 October 2016, 1,139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
796 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,116 daily.
Johvi set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 28 October 2016.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,139 stations

1,139 station records on 28 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Johvi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angardsvatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olonec	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elat	Israel	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seventysix Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincang	China	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Bay Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,139 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 324, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 472, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 28 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	324
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	472
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 28 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 1,116.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

923 broken records

Margins by which the 923 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 2016

Top 20 records on 28 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 2016	Johvi, EE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2016	Newman, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2016	Bugt, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Ft Ross, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Elizabethtown, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Kuusiku, EE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Angardsvatnet, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Olonec, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Newcomb, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Lamar Rs, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Salinas AP, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Saint Johns, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Elat, IL	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Paonia 1SW, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Minatare Dam (Usbr), US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2016	Cheyenne, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	89 years	43 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2016. 2016 had 1,139 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	894
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3