Weather Records on 28 January 1922

45 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1922. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1922

On 28 January 1922, 45 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 44 daily.
Washington set an all-time record daily snowfall of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 28 January 1922.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

45 stations

45 station records on 28 January 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.3 C (106.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

45 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 28 January 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	14
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 January 1922 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 44.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records

Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1922

Top 20 records on 28 January 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1922	Washington, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 January 1922	Washington, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1922	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1922	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1922	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	Brandon Cda, CA	daily high min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	Cottbus, DE	daily low min	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	Fort National, DZ	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily high max	41.3 C (106.3 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	Philadelphia City, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1922	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	15 years	12 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1922. 1922 had 45 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 50	36
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1