Weather Records on 28 January 1928

177 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1928. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 28 January 1928

On 28 January 1928, 177 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 177 daily.
Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 28 January 1928.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

177 stations

177 station records on 28 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collendina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colombo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wallandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kongal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Areegra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

177 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 177.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

150 broken records

Margins by which the 150 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1928

Top 20 records on 28 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1928	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1928	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1928	Trenton 2, US	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Smeaton Weir, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily low max	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Collendina, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Jerilderie (Pooginook), AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Manoora, AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Colombo Creek, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Goolgumbla, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Corowa Airport, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Steam Plains 1, AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Yarran, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1928	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	41 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

1796 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1928. 1928 had 177 records.

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

Records on 01-28 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1809	1
1830	2
1834	2
1840	1
1843	1
1846	3
1848	2
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	2
1858	1
1865	1
1867	2
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1888	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	4
1897	6
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	3
1903	15
1904	13
1905	9
1906	19
1907	31
1908	22
1909	12
1910	48
1911	29
1912	18
1913	26
1914	87
1915	55
1916	247
1917	60
1918	104
1919	18
1920	94
1921	61
1922	45
1923	51
1924	126
1925	256
1926	82
1927	143
1928	177
1929	184
1930	133
1931	407
1932	187
1933	142
1934	262
1935	360
1936	603
1937	194
1938	272
1939	247
1940	522
1941	322
1942	558
1943	405
1944	873
1945	251
1946	104
1947	598
1948	1,024
1949	1,301
1950	485
1951	626
1952	287
1953	414
1954	781
1955	402
1956	665
1957	834
1958	647
1959	381
1960	320
1961	585
1962	521
1963	1,099
1964	148
1965	511
1966	1,096
1967	817
1968	1,016
1969	998
1970	948
1971	972
1972	806
1973	827
1974	1,408
1975	744
1976	972
1977	778
1978	646
1979	1,628
1980	763
1981	827
1982	459
1983	1,546
1984	771
1985	657
1986	1,295
1987	1,094
1988	728
1989	1,649
1990	1,180
1991	636
1992	1,382
1993	1,182
1994	1,586
1995	1,080
1996	830
1997	1,159
1998	847
1999	1,399
2000	1,550
2001	1,198
2002	2,473
2003	952
2004	931
2005	1,009
2006	1,222
2007	629
2008	1,011
2009	1,394
2010	717
2011	514
2012	431
2013	1,291
2014	871
2015	1,141
2016	754
2017	410
2018	648
2019	624
2020	548
2021	814
2022	375
2023	499
2024	1,799
2025	579
2026	541

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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 25	143
25 to 50	4
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1