Weather Records on 28 October 1961

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 1961. Highest significance: Honohina 137, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 1961

On 28 October 1961, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 417 daily.
Honohina 137 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 315.5 mm (12.4 in) on 28 October 1961.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 28 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	315.5 mm (12.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	277.4 mm (10.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brigham City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 10 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amarapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarkurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 28 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 28 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 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 1961

Top 20 records on 28 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 1961	Honohina 137, US	monthly rain	315.5 mm (12.4 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 October 1961	Hanamkonda, IN	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Hakalau 142, US	monthly rain	277.4 mm (10.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Yercaud, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Eagle Harbor, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Ochoco Rs, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Brigham City, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Carlinville, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Mbabane, SZ	monthly rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Corinne, US	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 1961	Kamalapuram, IN	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	36 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1961. 1961 had 437 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 50	318
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1