Weather Records on 28 January 1932

187 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1932. Highest significance: Hays 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1932

On 28 January 1932, 187 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 171 daily.
Hays 1 S set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 28 January 1932.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

187 stations

187 station records on 28 January 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.1 C (115.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

187 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 28 January 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 28 January 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

135 broken records

Margins by which the 135 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1932

Top 20 records on 28 January 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1932	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1932	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Sveg, SE	monthly high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Saguache, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Tustervatnet, NO	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	46.1 C (115.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high min	3.2 C (37.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Orebro, SE	daily high min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1932	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1932. 1932 had 187 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 100	130
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1