Weather Records on 28 January 1918

104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1918. Highest significance: Milwaukee Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1918

On 28 January 1918, 104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 101 daily.
Milwaukee Wb City set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 28 January 1918.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

104 stations

104 station records on 28 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woolerina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wyoming 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

104 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 13.

Records on 28 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

85 broken records

Margins by which the 85 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1918

Top 20 records on 28 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1918	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1918	Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal), AU	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1918	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Washington, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Innamincka Police Camp, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	State College, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Dubuque River, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Newry, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Wiarton, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Quinyambie, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Orillia, CA	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Orillia, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Southampton, CA	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1918	Washington, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	35 years	20 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1918. 1918 had 104 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 25	75
25 to 50	5
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1