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Weather Records on 28 January 1900

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1900. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 1900

  • On 28 January 1900, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 3 daily.
  • Cape Otway Lighthouse set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 26.7 C (80.1 F) on 28 January 1900.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 28 January 1900 4 station records on 28 January 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 28 January 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 January 1900: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature43.9 C (111.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 28 January 1900 by type Records set or tied on 28 January 1900 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 January 1900 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 28 January 1900 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 January 1900 by timescale Records on 28 January 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 3. 0123all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 3all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 January 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 3.
Records on 28 January 1900 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily3

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 January 1900 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1.6. Ties are not counted. 001110.0 to 0.2: 10.2 to 0.4: 00.4 to 0.6: 10.6 to 0.8: 00.8 to 1.0: 11.0 to 1.2: 01.2 to 1.4: 01.4 to 1.6: 10.0 to 0.20.2 to 0.40.4 to 0.60.6 to 0.80.8 to 1.01.0 to 1.21.2 to 1.41.4 to 1.6
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 January 1900
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.21
0.2 to 0.40
0.4 to 0.61
0.6 to 0.80
0.8 to 1.01
1.0 to 1.20
1.2 to 1.40
1.4 to 1.61

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1900
Top 4 records on 28 January 1900 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 January 1900Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUmonthly high min26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1900Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max43.9 C (111.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1900Roermond, NLdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)9 years5 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1900Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)2 years3 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 1900
Records on 01-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1900. 1900 had 4 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: 6482019: 6242020: 5482021: 8142022: 3752023: 4992024: 1,7992025: 5792026: 5411796187319001917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1900. 1900 had 4 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
2018648
2019624
2020548
2021814
2022375
2023499
20241,799
2025579
2026541

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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 (2026-10-15).