Weather Records on 28 January 1945

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1945. Highest significance: Clayton Muni Air Pk, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1945

On 28 January 1945, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 242 daily.
Clayton Muni Air Pk set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 28 January 1945.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 28 January 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 28 January 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 28 January 1945 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 242.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

202 broken records

Margins by which the 202 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1945

Top 20 records on 28 January 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1945	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1945	Galway, IE	all-time low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1945	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	all-time rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1945	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1945	Marloo, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1945	Galway, IE	monthly low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1945	Paisley, GB	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1945	Sedan, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1945	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1945	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1945	Scottsburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1945	Lockwood, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1945	Pitea, SE	daily low max	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1945	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1945	New Burnside, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1945	Cairo 3N, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1945	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1945	Salem, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1945	Kandalaksa, RU	daily low max	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	9.1 C (16.4 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1945	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 years	26 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1945. 1945 had 251 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	152
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2