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Weather Records on 28 January 1919

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1919. Highest significance: Alice Springs Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 1919

  • On 28 January 1919, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Alice Springs Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 28 January 1919.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 28 January 1919 18 station records on 28 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 28 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 January 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord low maximum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord high maximum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low minimum temperature-18.1 C (-0.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
WoodburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 28 January 1919 by type Records set or tied on 28 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 28 January 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 28 January 1919 by timescale Records on 28 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18.
Records on 28 January 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 January 1919 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1420 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 January 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 2014
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1919
Top 18 records on 28 January 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 January 1919Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)23.3 mm (0.9 in)28 years24 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Bad Muskau, DEdaily snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)10.0 cm (3.9 in)30 years22 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919San Diego Wbo, USdaily high max23.9 C (75.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)24 years22 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Swift Current, CAdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Irkutsk, RUdaily low max-29.4 C (-20.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Burketown Post Office, AUdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919White River, CAdaily high min-8.9 C (16.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Moose Factory, CAdaily high min-12.2 C (10.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Fort Chipewyan, CAdaily high max-2.2 C (28.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max27.8 C (82.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Tashkent, UZdaily low min-18.1 C (-0.6 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high min-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Bjuraker, SEdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Pesaro, ITdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Woodburn, AUdaily rain (Tie)3.0 mm (0.12 in)tie28 years3 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1919Port Arthur, CAdaily high min (Tie)-7.2 C (19.0 F)tie34 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 1919
Records on 01-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1919. 1919 had 18 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 1919. 1919 had 18 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).