Weather Records on 7 January 1928

212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1928. Highest significance: Bingara (Keera), AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1928

On 7 January 1928, 212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 211 daily.
Bingara (Keera) set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 7 January 1928.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

212 stations

212 station records on 7 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

212 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 7 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 7 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 211.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

164 broken records

Margins by which the 164 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1928

Top 20 records on 7 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 1928	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Port Arthur, CA	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Clontarf, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Houma, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Dubuque River, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Laghouat, DZ	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Guelph Oac, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Lock Haven, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Portage Wwtp, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Grenfell, CA	daily high max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Port Arthur, CA	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1928	Ladner, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4 years	15 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

1826 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1928. 1928 had 212 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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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 25	162
25 to 50	1
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1