Weather Records on 17 January 1928

309 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 1928. Highest significance: Gladfield Hopefield Estate, AU.

Key Facts for 17 January 1928

On 17 January 1928, 309 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 301 daily.
Gladfield Hopefield Estate set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.1 mm (4.7 in) on 17 January 1928.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

309 stations

309 station records on 17 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Neuarpur Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Diapur (Bleak House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jung Jung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Wirchilleba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Box Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Areegra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

309 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 17 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

241 broken records

Margins by which the 241 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 January 1928

Top 20 records on 17 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 1928	Gladfield Hopefield Estate, AU	monthly rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 1928	Hvar, HR	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Caiwarro, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Storlien, SE	daily low max	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	8.5 C (15.3 F)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	2 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Eufaula, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Navarre, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Moyston, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Serviceton, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Stuart Mill State School, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Apsley, AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Natimuk, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Frances, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Lillimur Estate, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1928	Minimay (Neuarpur Station), AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	31 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 309 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	234
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2