Weather Records on 28 January 1942

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1942. Highest significance: Iklera(Aklera), IN.

Key Facts for 28 January 1942

On 28 January 1942, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 532 daily.
Iklera(Aklera) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 28 January 1942.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 28 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Iklera(Aklera)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tambrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nannine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yandeearra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raisen	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kin Kin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 126 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ratlam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merlwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gadarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coorara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 January 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 20, daily 532.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1942

Top 20 records on 28 January 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1942	Iklera(Aklera), IN	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1942	Nanutarra, AU	all-time rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1942	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1942	Peedamullah, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Tambrey, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Mangaroon, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Vastervik, SE	daily low max	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Nannine, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low min	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	11.2 C (20.2 F)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Austin Downs, AU	all-time rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Mileura, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Cunyu Shearing Shed, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Yandeearra, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Murgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low max	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	McGill, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1942	Edjudina, AU	all-time rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	39 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 558 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	439
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1