Weather Records on 28 January 1937

194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1937. Highest significance: Wilmington Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1937

On 28 January 1937, 194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 188 daily.
Wilmington Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 28 January 1937.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

194 stations

194 station records on 28 January 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Andover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pinopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lewers Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

194 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 28 January 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 28 January 1937 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 3, daily 188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

168 broken records

Margins by which the 168 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1937

Top 20 records on 28 January 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1937	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1937	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1937	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1937	Williams, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1937	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1937	Armour, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1937	Andover, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1937	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1937	Lumberton, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1937	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1937	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1937	Schoonoord, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1937	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1937	Pinopolis, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1937	Battleford, CA	daily low min	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1937	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	monthly low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1937	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1937	Quincy, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1937	Yerevan, AM	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1937	Needles, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	22 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1937. 1937 had 194 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	163
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1