Weather Records on 28 October 2017

755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 2017. Highest significance: Madoi, CN.

Key Facts for 28 October 2017

On 28 October 2017, 755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 368 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 740 daily.
Madoi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 28 October 2017.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

755 stations

755 station records on 28 October 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madoi	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Osby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Randsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Harbor Ft Wilkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vichy Rolla Natl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tillamook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

755 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 242, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 28 October 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	242
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 28 October 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

602 broken records

Margins by which the 602 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 2017

Top 20 records on 28 October 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 2017	Madoi, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2017	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	127 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Saxon 1WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Saxon 1WSW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Asheville AP, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Monroe City, US	monthly low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	monthly low min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	128 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Aburatsu, JP	daily rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Naha, JP	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Carthage, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Ironwood, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Osby, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Saxon 1WSW, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Gage AP, US	daily low min	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	Duluth, US	monthly snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2017	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2017. 2017 had 755 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 2017-10-28: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	567
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1