Weather Records on 28 January 1946

104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1946. Highest significance: Herschel, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 January 1946

On 28 January 1946, 104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 101 daily.
Herschel set a daily record precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 28 January 1946.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

104 stations

104 station records on 28 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saibai Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.7 C (-46.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

104 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 56, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

88 broken records

Margins by which the 88 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1946

Top 20 records on 28 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1946	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1946	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1946	Uccle, BE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1946	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1946	Industria, ZA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1946	Les Cedres, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1946	Oban Station, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1946	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1946	Saibai Island, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1946	Governador Dix-Sept Rosado, BR	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1946	Jhb-Zoological Garden, ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1946	Caguas, PR	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1946	Lake Nash, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1946	Jhb-Turffontein, ZA	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1946	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1946	Sion, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1946	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1946	Southampton, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1946	Les Cedres, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1946	Marion Downs, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	20 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1946. 1946 had 104 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	73
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2