Weather Records on 28 October 2020

1,646 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 2020. Highest significance: San Jon, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 2020

On 28 October 2020, 1,646 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 900 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 192 monthly and 1,454 daily.
San Jon set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 28 October 2020.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,646 stations

1,646 station records on 28 October 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Umalta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kirley 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,646 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 514, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 386, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 256.

Records on 28 October 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	514
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	386
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	256

Records on 28 October 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 192, daily 1,454.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,335 broken records

Margins by which the 1,335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 2020

Top 20 records on 28 October 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 2020	San Jon, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	112 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2020	Coldwater, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2020	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	123 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2020	Harrison, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2020	Pasamonte, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	109 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2020	Jal, US	monthly low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Warmun, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Meridian Naas, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Ust-Umalta, RU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Conchas Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	De Smet, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	107 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Fruita, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Appleton City, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Amistad 5 SSW, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	126 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Eads, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Holyoke, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Palisade, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2020	Potomac, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 years	51 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2020. 2020 had 1,646 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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Data for records on 2020-10-28: 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 2026-10-17 (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 50	1,207
50 to 100	87
100 to 150	35
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1