Weather Records on 16 January 1928

327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1928. Highest significance: Rutherglen, CA.

Key Facts for 16 January 1928

On 16 January 1928, 327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 313 daily.
Rutherglen set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 16 January 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

327 stations

327 station records on 16 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Thackaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blandville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

327 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 35, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 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

16 January 1928

Top 20 records on 16 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1928	Rutherglen, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	32.5 C (90.5 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Walnut Grove, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Tallahassee, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Flora 5 NW, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Olney 2S, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Scottsburg, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Rutherglen, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Harrisburg, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Salem, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Morgantown 1, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1928	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	26 years	20 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 327 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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	255
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1