Weather Records on 4 January 1928

150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 1928. Highest significance: Kimberly-de Beers, ZA.

Key Facts for 4 January 1928

On 4 January 1928, 150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 146 daily.
Kimberly-de Beers set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 4 January 1928.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

150 stations

150 station records on 4 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

150 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 4 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 4 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 146.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

117 broken records

Margins by which the 117 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 1928

Top 20 records on 4 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 1928	Kimberly-de Beers, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 1928	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Fergana, UZ	daily rain	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Rocklands, ZA	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1928	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	37 years	18 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

1795 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1928. 1928 had 150 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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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 20	111
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1