Weather Records on 21 January 1928

206 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 January 1928. Highest significance: Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AU.

Key Facts for 21 January 1928

On 21 January 1928, 206 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 194 daily.
Macarthur (Glenhuntly) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 122.7 mm (4.8 in) on 21 January 1928.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

206 stations

206 station records on 21 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur (Bleak House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla Sharon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puralka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budgerum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

206 records

Records set or tied on 21 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 21 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

185 broken records

Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 January 1928

Top 20 records on 21 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 January 1928	Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AU	all-time rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1928	Merino, AU	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 January 1928	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Coleraine Hospital, AU	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Dunkeld, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Cavendish (Post Office), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Casterton (Warrock), AU	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AU	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Berthong, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Hamilton, AU	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Diapur (Bleak House), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Colac Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Benalla Sharon, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Bridgewater (Memsie), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Walsh River Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 1928	Penshurst (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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

1793 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 206 records.

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

Records on 01-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1800	2
1803	1
1804	2
1829	1
1838	3
1840	2
1845	2
1846	1
1850	2
1864	2
1866	4
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1876	1
1878	4
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	2
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	15
1900	5
1901	4
1902	8
1903	18
1904	30
1905	3
1906	53
1907	10
1908	11
1909	25
1910	11
1911	8
1912	7
1913	23
1914	37
1915	47
1916	38
1917	83
1918	49
1919	14
1920	75
1921	54
1922	35
1923	62
1924	535
1925	103
1926	157
1927	447
1928	206
1929	132
1930	616
1931	112
1932	167
1933	572
1934	255
1935	771
1936	314
1937	852
1938	250
1939	305
1940	562
1941	205
1942	522
1943	1,168
1944	324
1945	290
1946	339
1947	205
1948	387
1949	452
1950	643
1951	367
1952	436
1953	325
1954	1,094
1955	399
1956	653
1957	527
1958	506
1959	936
1960	319
1961	746
1962	741
1963	761
1964	771
1965	251
1966	636
1967	511
1968	1,179
1969	927
1970	1,770
1971	672
1972	598
1973	573
1974	992
1975	496
1976	860
1977	549
1978	1,301
1979	1,675
1980	425
1981	972
1982	1,339
1983	1,179
1984	2,132
1985	2,457
1986	883
1987	934
1988	771
1989	511
1990	927
1991	559
1992	447
1993	1,763
1994	1,195
1995	1,276
1996	528
1997	950
1998	606
1999	1,387
2000	686
2001	736
2002	796
2003	690
2004	535
2005	1,111
2006	1,116
2007	1,955
2008	1,061
2009	788
2010	1,166
2011	836
2012	1,148
2013	455
2014	522
2015	426
2016	580
2017	1,248
2018	664
2019	526
2020	894
2021	626
2022	430
2023	517
2024	1,015
2025	1,386
2026	201

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	137
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2