Weather Records on 28 January 1914

87 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1914. Highest significance: Minnedosa, CA.

Key Facts for 28 January 1914

On 28 January 1914, 87 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 86 daily.
Minnedosa set a daily record snowfall of 20.6 cm (8.1 in) on 28 January 1914.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

87 stations

87 station records on 28 January 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Teesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Maccue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

87 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 28 January 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 January 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 86.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

74 broken records

Margins by which the 74 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1914

Top 20 records on 28 January 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1914	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1914	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Stony Mountain, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Bologna, IT	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	81 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Warragul (Carbethon), AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Stony Mountain, CA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Barrie, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Toronto, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Morgantown 1, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Clunes, AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Teesdale, AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1914	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	23 years	16 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1914. 1914 had 87 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1809	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1843	1
1846	3
1848	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	2
1858	1
1865	1
1867	2
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	3
1903	15
1904	13
1905	9
1906	19
1907	31
1908	22
1909	12
1910	48
1911	29
1912	18
1913	26
1914	87
1915	55
1916	247
1917	60
1918	104
1919	18
1920	94
1921	61
1922	45
1923	51
1924	126
1925	256
1926	82
1927	143
1928	177
1929	184
1930	133
1931	407
1932	187
1933	142
1934	262
1935	360
1936	603
1937	194
1938	272
1939	247
1940	522
1941	322
1942	558
1943	405
1944	873
1945	251
1946	104
1947	598
1948	1,024
1949	1,301
1950	485
1951	626
1952	287
1953	414
1954	781
1955	402
1956	665
1957	834
1958	647
1959	381
1960	320
1961	585
1962	521
1963	1,099
1964	148
1965	511
1966	1,096
1967	817
1968	1,016
1969	998
1970	948
1971	972
1972	806
1973	827
1974	1,408
1975	744
1976	972
1977	778
1978	646
1979	1,628
1980	763
1981	827
1982	459
1983	1,546
1984	771
1985	657
1986	1,295
1987	1,094
1988	728
1989	1,649
1990	1,180
1991	636
1992	1,382
1993	1,182
1994	1,586
1995	1,080
1996	830
1997	1,159
1998	847
1999	1,399
2000	1,550
2001	1,198
2002	2,473
2003	952
2004	931
2005	1,009
2006	1,222
2007	629
2008	1,011
2009	1,394
2010	717
2011	514
2012	431
2013	1,291
2014	871
2015	1,141
2016	754
2017	410
2018	648
2019	624
2020	548
2021	814
2022	375
2023	499
2024	1,799
2025	579
2026	541

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	72
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1