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Weather Records on 28 January 1885

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1885. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 28 January 1885

  • On 28 January 1885, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record high minimum temperature of 8.4 C (47.1 F) on 28 January 1885.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 28 January 1885 5 station records on 28 January 1885 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 28 January 1885 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 January 1885: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.4 C (47.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-13.2 C (8.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 28 January 1885 by type Records set or tied on 28 January 1885 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 January 1885 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 28 January 1885 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 January 1885 by timescale Records on 28 January 1885 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 January 1885 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 4.
Records on 28 January 1885 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 January 1885 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.4. Ties are not counted. 011220.0 to 0.5: 10.5 to 1.0: 01.0 to 1.5: 21.5 to 2.0: 12.0 to 2.5: 02.5 to 3.0: 03.0 to 3.5: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.03.0 to 3.5
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 January 1885
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.51
0.5 to 1.00
1.0 to 1.52
1.5 to 2.01
2.0 to 2.50
2.5 to 3.00
3.0 to 3.51

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1885
Top 5 records on 28 January 1885 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 January 1885Oxford, GBdaily high min8.4 C (47.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)42 years22 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1885Wien, ATdaily low min-13.2 C (8.2 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1885Melbourne Regional Office, AUmonthly low min5.5 C (41.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)8 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1885Toronto, CAdaily low max-15.6 C (3.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1885Den Helder-1, NLdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)

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

1796 to 1885
Records on 01-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1885. 1885 had 5 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 21809: 11830: 21834: 21840: 11843: 11846: 31848: 21850: 11854: 11855: 11857: 21858: 11865: 11867: 21869: 21872: 11873: 11876: 11880: 21883: 11884: 11885: 51888: 11890: 21891: 11892: 11893: 21894: 11895: 101896: 41897: 61898: 21899: 11900: 41901: 131902: 31903: 151904: 131905: 91906: 191907: 311908: 221909: 121910: 481911: 291912: 181913: 261914: 871915: 551916: 2471917: 601918: 1041919: 181920: 941921: 611922: 451923: 511924: 1261925: 2561926: 821927: 1431928: 1771929: 1841930: 1331931: 4071932: 1871933: 1421934: 2621935: 3601936: 6031937: 1941938: 2721939: 2471940: 5221941: 3221942: 5581943: 4051944: 8731945: 2511946: 1041947: 5981948: 1,0241949: 1,3011950: 4851951: 6261952: 2871953: 4141954: 7811955: 4021956: 6651957: 8341958: 6471959: 3811960: 3201961: 5851962: 5211963: 1,0991964: 1481965: 5111966: 1,0961967: 8171968: 1,0161969: 9981970: 9481971: 9721972: 8061973: 8271974: 1,4081975: 7441976: 9721977: 7781978: 6461979: 1,6281980: 7631981: 8271982: 4591983: 1,5461984: 7711985: 6571986: 1,2951987: 1,0941988: 7281989: 1,6491990: 1,1801991: 6361992: 1,3821993: 1,1821994: 1,5861995: 1,0801996: 8301997: 1,1591998: 8471999: 1,3992000: 1,5502001: 1,1982002: 2,4732003: 9522004: 9312005: 1,0092006: 1,2222007: 6292008: 1,0112009: 1,3942010: 7172011: 5142012: 4312013: 1,2912014: 8712015: 1,1412016: 7542017: 4102018: 6432019: 6202020: 5472021: 8112022: 3752023: 4992024: 1,7982025: 5781796187218981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1885. 1885 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-28 in each year
YearRecords
17962
18091
18302
18342
18401
18431
18463
18482
18501
18541
18551
18572
18581
18651
18672
18692
18721
18731
18761
18802
18831
18841
18855
18881
18902
18911
18921
18932
18941
189510
18964
18976
18982
18991
19004
190113
19023
190315
190413
19059
190619
190731
190822
190912
191048
191129
191218
191326
191487
191555
1916247
191760
1918104
191918
192094
192161
192245
192351
1924126
1925256
192682
1927143
1928177
1929184
1930133
1931407
1932187
1933142
1934262
1935360
1936603
1937194
1938272
1939247
1940522
1941322
1942558
1943405
1944873
1945251
1946104
1947598
19481,024
19491,301
1950485
1951626
1952287
1953414
1954781
1955402
1956665
1957834
1958647
1959381
1960320
1961585
1962521
19631,099
1964148
1965511
19661,096
1967817
19681,016
1969998
1970948
1971972
1972806
1973827
19741,408
1975744
1976972
1977778
1978646
19791,628
1980763
1981827
1982459
19831,546
1984771
1985657
19861,295
19871,094
1988728
19891,649
19901,180
1991636
19921,382
19931,182
19941,586
19951,080
1996830
19971,159
1998847
19991,399
20001,550
20011,198
20022,473
2003952
2004931
20051,009
20061,222
2007629
20081,011
20091,394
2010717
2011514
2012431
20131,291
2014871
20151,141
2016754
2017410
2018643
2019620
2020547
2021811
2022375
2023499
20241,798
2025578

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).