Weather Records on 28 January 1943

405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1943. Highest significance: Beaufort, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1943

On 28 January 1943, 405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 396 daily.
Beaufort set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 28 January 1943.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

405 stations

405 station records on 28 January 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg 7 St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tirora	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chandur Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

405 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 28 January 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 28 January 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2032.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1943

Top 20 records on 28 January 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1943	Beaufort, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Lynchburg 7 St Brg, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Tirora, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Plainfield, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Belvidere, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Carlton Brg, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Spot Pond, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Ramtek, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Caroleen, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Hartwell, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	New Brunswick Exp STN, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Lambertville River, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1943	Carlisle, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	67 years	37 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1943. 1943 had 405 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 500	355
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1