Weather Records on 28 October 2021

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 2021. Highest significance: Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 28 October 2021

On 28 October 2021, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 595 daily.
Hawkesdale (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 28 October 2021.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 28 October 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hatanga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Randolph	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harts Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gatum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hinatuan	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tindal Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rainy Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thunder Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Park Creek Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mead 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponchatoula 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 366, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 28 October 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 28 October 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 2021

Top 20 records on 28 October 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 2021	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2021	Hatanga, RU	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2021	Randolph, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2021	Katandra, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Audubon, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	120 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Sanborn, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	119 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Friend 3E, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Pipestone, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	120 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Harts Pass, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Grootfontein, NA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Gatum, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Nelson, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Hinatuan, PH	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Rockwell City, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	120 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Virginia, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Tindal Raaf, AU	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2021	Lisbon, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2021. 2021 had 605 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 2021-10-28: 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 20	505
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3