Built 2026-10-19 (19 October 2026)

Weather Records on 28 January 1921

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1921. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 28 January 1921

  • On 28 January 1921, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 61 daily.
  • Milan set a daily record high minimum temperature of 6.6 C (43.9 F) on 28 January 1921.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

61 stations
Weather records on 28 January 1921 61 station records on 28 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
61 station records on 28 January 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 January 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MilanItalyRecord high minimum temperature6.6 C (43.9 F)40 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LandsortSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation16.9 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VarbergSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill TankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WarwillahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WarenGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.9 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.1 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
WilkieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
LlangollenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
LjungbySwedenRecord daily precipitation7.5 mm (0.30 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
UeckermundeGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord high maximum temperature-1.2 C (29.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen ASwedenRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
RotherwoodAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
FalsterboSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STNUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TarriaroAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BrewonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
EdgeroiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri West Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature5.2 C (41.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.5 mm (0.30 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
CubbarooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low minimum temperature-23.5 C (-10.3 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature10.1 C (50.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
TeterowGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.5 mm (0.30 in)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records
Records on 28 January 1921 by type Records set or tied on 28 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 47. 0204060Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 47Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 January 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 47.
Records on 28 January 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall47
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 January 1921 by timescale Records on 28 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 61. 020406080all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 61all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 January 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 61.
Records on 28 January 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily61

How Much Records Were Beaten By

60 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 January 1921 Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted. 02040600 to 10: 5510 to 20: 420 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 January 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 1055
10 to 204
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1921
Top 20 records on 28 January 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 January 1921Milan, ITdaily high min6.6 C (43.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)124 years40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1921Eulo Post Office, AUdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)45.7 mm (1.8 in)21 years38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1921Armagh, GBdaily high max12.1 C (53.8 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)70 years29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Orskar_A, SEdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Landsort, SEdaily rain16.2 mm (0.6 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Gysinge, SEdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Gavle, SEdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Bjuraker, SEdaily rain10.3 mm (0.4 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Vestervig, DKdaily rain16.9 mm (0.7 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Tallinn, EEdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Varberg, SEdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Bunghill Tank, AUdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Warwillah, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Waren, DEdaily rain12.9 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Lund, SEdaily rain15.1 mm (0.6 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)11 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Hano_A, SEdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)19 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Wilkie, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Cassilis Post Office, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Llangollen, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1921Port Arthur, CAdaily high min-6.1 C (21.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years16 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 1921
Records on 01-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1921. 1921 had 61 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 1921. 1921 had 61 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

Download the Data

  • Data for records on 1921-01-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).