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Weather Records on 23 January 1928

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 1928. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 23 January 1928

  • On 23 January 1928, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 39 daily.
  • Armagh set a daily record high maximum temperature of 11.8 C (53.2 F) on 23 January 1928.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

39 stations
Weather records on 23 January 1928 39 station records on 23 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
39 station records on 23 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature11.8 C (53.2 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
AberfoyleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.9 mm (2.2 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ThornboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation104.1 mm (4.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda TownshipAustraliaRecord daily precipitation163.1 mm (6.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature36.6 C (97.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature24.6 C (76.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.4 C (70.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
DurangoUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
WallandoolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-KolodezRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-27.2 C (-17.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
JakutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
AdelUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Denial Bay (Nadia)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TunhovdNorwayRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
GolcondaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
CowabieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-UdeRussiaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord low maximum temperature-14.6 C (5.7 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
MantiUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
SurgutRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-45.0 C (-49.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 SUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature27.7 C (81.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
RatonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort WwtpUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb CityUnited StatesRecord snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records
Records on 23 January 1928 by type Records set or tied on 23 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Deepest snow cover 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 23 January 1928 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 23 January 1928 by timescale Records on 23 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 39. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 39all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 39.
Records on 23 January 1928 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily39

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 January 1928 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.4. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2610 to 20: 220 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 January 1928
MarginRecords
0 to 1026
10 to 202
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 1928
Top 20 records on 23 January 1928 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 January 1928Armagh, GBdaily high max11.8 C (53.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)78 years31 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Aberfoyle, AUdaily rain56.9 mm (2.2 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)38 years21 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Bass (Kilcunda), AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Thornborough, AUdaily rain104.1 mm (4.1 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Lucinda Township, AUdaily rain163.1 mm (6.4 in)52.4 mm (2.1 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Irkutsk, RUdaily rain1.8 mm (0.07 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Elko Rgnl AP, USdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)6 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Darwin Post Office, AUdaily high max36.6 C (97.9 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Brisbane Regional Office, AUdaily high min24.6 C (76.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily low max21.4 C (70.5 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Durango, USdaily low max-4.4 C (24.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Wallandool, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Kon-Kolodez, RUdaily low min-27.2 C (-17.0 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Jakutsk, RUdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Orbost (Comparison), AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Adel, USdaily low max-7.8 C (18.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Denial Bay (Nadia), AUdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Howlong Post Office, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1928Tunhovd, NOdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)4 years10 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 on 01-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1928. 1928 had 39 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 21800: 21812: 11815: 11823: 31827: 11840: 11845: 11846: 21849: 11850: 11852: 11855: 21856: 11860: 11867: 11869: 21871: 11872: 11873: 11874: 11879: 11880: 11881: 21882: 11884: 31886: 11887: 41888: 11890: 21891: 31892: 31893: 51894: 41895: 41896: 61897: 11898: 51899: 81900: 51901: 51902: 61903: 51904: 111905: 41906: 491907: 221908: 71909: 601910: 181911: 51912: 81913: 321914: 171915: 301916: 311917: 2451918: 691919: 281920: 491921: 381922: 541923: 631924: 791925: 1181926: 2231927: 2621928: 391929: 3041930: 6971931: 2431932: 2651933: 7571934: 2871935: 5881936: 1,2021937: 6861938: 3351939: 4061940: 7011941: 3451942: 5351943: 1,2001944: 4781945: 1461946: 4171947: 4141948: 9181949: 7051950: 6441951: 2831952: 4981953: 5311954: 4721955: 5681956: 3541957: 5931958: 2591959: 5351960: 5441961: 5291962: 6241963: 1,3661964: 4551965: 8311966: 9731967: 1,3361968: 5471969: 1,1281970: 1,1571971: 4071972: 6951973: 4951974: 4841975: 4571976: 1,0921977: 6291978: 9111979: 1,1091980: 7431981: 1,3871982: 1,8841983: 8451984: 7361985: 7751986: 6111987: 1,2311988: 7411989: 6341990: 1,3761991: 8911992: 7371993: 1,2731994: 7981995: 9911996: 8891997: 9361998: 7241999: 2,0242000: 1,1552001: 5882002: 1,1742003: 1,2692004: 7262005: 1,2072006: 1,1042007: 1,1272008: 8022009: 1,3342010: 1,2842011: 7412012: 6102013: 7642014: 9162015: 5612016: 1,1682017: 1,0892018: 6432019: 6882020: 8962021: 4552022: 6852023: 5672024: 8682025: 1,0162026: 5351795187118951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1928. 1928 had 39 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-23 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18002
18121
18151
18233
18271
18401
18451
18462
18491
18501
18521
18552
18561
18601
18671
18692
18711
18721
18731
18741
18791
18801
18812
18821
18843
18861
18874
18881
18902
18913
18923
18935
18944
18954
18966
18971
18985
18998
19005
19015
19026
19035
190411
19054
190649
190722
19087
190960
191018
19115
19128
191332
191417
191530
191631
1917245
191869
191928
192049
192138
192254
192363
192479
1925118
1926223
1927262
192839
1929304
1930697
1931243
1932265
1933757
1934287
1935588
19361,202
1937686
1938335
1939406
1940701
1941345
1942535
19431,200
1944478
1945146
1946417
1947414
1948918
1949705
1950644
1951283
1952498
1953531
1954472
1955568
1956354
1957593
1958259
1959535
1960544
1961529
1962624
19631,366
1964455
1965831
1966973
19671,336
1968547
19691,128
19701,157
1971407
1972695
1973495
1974484
1975457
19761,092
1977629
1978911
19791,109
1980743
19811,387
19821,884
1983845
1984736
1985775
1986611
19871,231
1988741
1989634
19901,376
1991891
1992737
19931,273
1994798
1995991
1996889
1997936
1998724
19992,024
20001,155
2001588
20021,174
20031,269
2004726
20051,207
20061,104
20071,127
2008802
20091,334
20101,284
2011741
2012610
2013764
2014916
2015561
20161,168
20171,089
2018643
2019688
2020896
2021455
2022685
2023567
2024868
20251,016
2026535

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).