Weather Records on 1 January 1928

760 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1928. Highest significance: Astoria, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 1928

On 1 January 1928, 760 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 627 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 736 daily.
Astoria set an all-time record daily snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 1 January 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

760 stations

760 station records on 1 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Astoria	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blandville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

760 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 359, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 268, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 1 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	359
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	268
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 1 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 17, daily 736.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1928

Top 20 records on 1 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 1928	Astoria, US	all-time snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1928	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1928	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1928	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1928	Astoria, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1928	Beaver Lake, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1928	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1928	Plain Dealing, US	all-time low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1928	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1928	Fort St James, CA	all-time low max	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1928	Quesnel, CA	all-time low max	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1928	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	38.1 C (100.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1928	Houston Wb City, US	monthly low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1928	St Cloud State Clg, US	monthly snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1928	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1928	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1928	Mena, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1928	Greenville, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1928	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1928	Mt Vernon, US	monthly low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	25 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

1798 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1928. 1928 had 760 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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	658
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1