Weather Records on 28 January 1917

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1917. Highest significance: Daly Waters, AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 1917

On 28 January 1917, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 60 daily.
Daly Waters set a daily record precipitation of 105.9 mm (4.2 in) on 28 January 1917.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 28 January 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Tapio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 January 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 January 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 60.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

53 broken records

Margins by which the 53 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1917

Top 20 records on 28 January 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1917	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1917	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Skara 1, SE	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Galway, IE	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Pella, ZA	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily rain	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Nyngan Airport, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low max	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Colinroobie, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low max	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	Halifax, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1917	St John's, CA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	15 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1917. 1917 had 60 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	45
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1