Weather Records on 22 January 1928

84 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 1928. Highest significance: Nevertire (Beverley), AU.

Key Facts for 22 January 1928

On 22 January 1928, 84 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 83 daily.
Nevertire (Beverley) set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 22 January 1928.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

84 stations

84 station records on 22 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Colombo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pomingalarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yarran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

84 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 83.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

68 broken records

Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 1928

Top 20 records on 22 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 1928	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 1928	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Cowabie, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Blanco, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Blanco, US	all-time snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Beito, NO	daily rain	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Albury, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Corop, AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Mittagong Head Station, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Round Hill, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Yamma, AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	48 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Colombo Creek, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Brae Springs, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Victor Harbor Comparison, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 1928	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	16 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 84 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	63
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1