Weather Records on 28 January 1938

272 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1938. Highest significance: Douglas, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 January 1938

On 28 January 1938, 272 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 266 daily.
Douglas set a daily record precipitation of 74.2 mm (2.9 in) on 28 January 1938.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

272 stations

272 station records on 28 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	262.1 mm (10.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.2 mm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perthville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

272 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 28 January 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1938

Top 20 records on 28 January 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1938	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	262.1 mm (10.3 in)	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	160.1 mm (6.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	253.2 mm (10.0 in)	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Dalu, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	221.7 mm (8.7 in)	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Biamble, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Zeehan Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Kareekloof, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Lyndhurst, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Blayney (Vittoria), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1938	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1938. 1938 had 272 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	198
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1