Weather Records on 28 October 2018

710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 2018. Highest significance: Vancouver 4 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 2018

On 28 October 2018, 710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 686 daily.
Vancouver 4 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 28 October 2018.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

710 stations

710 station records on 28 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Zamora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Majsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Seemore Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
S. Valentino Alla Muta	Italy	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carpiquet	France	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolotnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tisul	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pudino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oviedo	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mierkenis_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chelan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alicante	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barnaul	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzedeevo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santander/Parayas	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rebriha	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

710 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 28 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 28 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

614 broken records

Margins by which the 614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 2018

Top 20 records on 28 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 2018	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2018	Zamora, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2018	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2018	Majsk, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2018	Seemore Downs, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	Robinson, US	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	Tanana AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	S. Valentino Alla Muta, IT	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	Tomsk, RU	daily high max	17.7 C (63.9 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	Battle Ground, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	Verhneimbatsk, RU	daily high min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	Udskoe, RU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	Daroca, ES	monthly low max	5.9 C (42.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	Kent, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	Carpiquet, FR	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	Kisinev, MD	daily high max	24.1 C (75.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	122 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	Barabinsk, RU	daily high min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2018	Babuskin, RU	daily high min	5.2 C (41.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	85 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2018. 2018 had 710 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	564
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1