Weather Records on 28 October 2023

1,381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 October 2023. Highest significance: Anaconda, US.

Key Facts for 28 October 2023

On 28 October 2023, 1,381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
591 were record highs and 506 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,345 daily.
Anaconda set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 28 October 2023.
Across 152 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,381 stations

1,381 station records on 28 October 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 October 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anaconda	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Valentine	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Zhlobin	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mora Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Slavgorod	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 35 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leadville Lake Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Volodymyr-Volynskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bardwell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gomel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ponyri	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kiln	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trubcevsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Circle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,381 records

Records set or tied on 28 October 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 303, Lowest daily maximum 212, Highest daily minimum 288, Lowest daily minimum 294, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 112.

Records on 28 October 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	303
Lowest daily maximum	212
Highest daily minimum	288
Lowest daily minimum	294
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	112

Records on 28 October 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 1,345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,102 broken records

Margins by which the 1,102 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 October 2023

Top 20 records on 28 October 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 October 2023	Anaconda, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2023	Belltower, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2023	Grass Range, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2023	Valentine, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2023	Sidney, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	110 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2023	Turtle Lake, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	110 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2023	Zhlobin, BY	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2023	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2023	Plevna, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	110 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2023	Mora Camp, PR	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2023	Slavgorod, BY	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2023	Spencer 1 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	126 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 October 2023	Wattisham, GB	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2023	Willow City, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2023	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2023	Malta 35 S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2023	Rainbow, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2023	Leadville Lake Co AP, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2023	Lindsay, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 October 2023	Zhitckovichi, BY	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	54 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2023. 2023 had 1,381 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	1,024
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	2