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Weather Records on 28 January 1901

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1901. Highest significance: Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 1901

  • On 28 January 1901, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Moss Vale (Hoskins Street) set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 28 January 1901.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 28 January 1901 13 station records on 28 January 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 28 January 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 January 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord high maximum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.9 mm (1.6 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.7 mm (1.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 28 January 1901 by type Records set or tied on 28 January 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 January 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 28 January 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 January 1901 by timescale Records on 28 January 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 January 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 28 January 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 January 1901 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.4. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 10: 710 to 20: 120 to 30: 130 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 January 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 107
10 to 201
20 to 301
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1901
Top 13 records on 28 January 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 January 1901Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AUdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)40.4 mm (1.6 in)5 years32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1901Milan, ITdaily high max15.8 C (60.4 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)54 years31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1901Goulburn, AUdaily rain40.9 mm (1.6 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)22 years26 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1901Maitland West, AUdaily rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)14 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1901Wien, ATdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1901Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)34 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1901Sydney, CAdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1901Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1901Sydney, CAdaily high max8.9 C (48.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1901Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1901Sydney, CAdaily rain (Tie)25.4 mm (1.0 in)tie27 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1901Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain (Tie)8.4 mm (0.33 in)tie13 years1 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1901Albury, AUdaily rain (Tie)5.1 mm (0.20 in)tie12 years1 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 1901
Records on 01-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1901. 1901 had 13 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 1901. 1901 had 13 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).