Weather Records on 28 January 1933

142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1933. Highest significance: Brakfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 January 1933

On 28 January 1933, 142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 140 daily.
Brakfontein set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 28 January 1933.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

142 stations

142 station records on 28 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pallal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Narellan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bapatla	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Topeka	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

142 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 140.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

126 broken records

Margins by which the 126 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1933

Top 20 records on 28 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1933	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1933	Tangley, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Natural Brg, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Sydney, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	59 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Lovelock, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Boonah Stark Ave, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Boggabilla (Boonal), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Bingara (Derra Derra), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low min	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Juandah, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Cuerindi, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1933	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	23 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1933. 1933 had 142 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 20	104
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1