Weather Records on 28 January 1920

94 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1920. Highest significance: Bruthen (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 1920

On 28 January 1920, 94 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 83 daily.
Bruthen (Post Office) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 28 January 1920.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

94 stations

94 station records on 28 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang (Goomgerah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.2 C (-36.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Currandooley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

94 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 January 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 83.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

88 broken records

Margins by which the 88 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1920

Top 20 records on 28 January 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1920	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1920	Buchan, AU	all-time rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1920	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1920	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1920	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1920	Wulgulmerang, AU	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1920	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1920	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1920	Bonang (Goomgerah), AU	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1920	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1920	Bobundara, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1920	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1920	Bairnsdale 1, AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1920	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1920	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1920	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1920	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1920	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1920	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	monthly rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1920	Woodside, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	27 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 94 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 January 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	55
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1