Weather Records on 28 January 1935

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1935. Highest significance: Sirsa, IN.

Key Facts for 28 January 1935

On 28 January 1935, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 332 daily.
Sirsa set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 28 January 1935.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

360 stations

360 station records on 28 January 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nalia	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hansi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimber	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gogha	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dausa	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bari	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lalsot	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 January 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 January 1935 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 21, daily 332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1935

Top 20 records on 28 January 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1935	Sirsa, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1935	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	monthly rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1935	Bhiwani, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1935	Chirawa, IN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1935	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1935	Nawa, IN	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1935	Nalia, IN	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1935	Hightstown 2 W, US	all-time low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1935	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1935	Hansi, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1935	Hoshiarpur, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1935	Lake Cochituate, US	all-time low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1935	Dasuya, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1935	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1935	Kotarh, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1935	Worcester, US	monthly low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1935	Lakefield, CA	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1935	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1935	Sikar, IN	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1935	Taunton, US	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	16 years	27 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1935. 1935 had 360 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 50	286
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2