Weather Records on 28 January 1948

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1948. Highest significance: Shirpur, IN.

Key Facts for 28 January 1948

On 28 January 1948, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 760 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 27 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 976 daily.
Shirpur set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 28 January 1948.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 28 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chopda	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hermanas	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Engle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crownpoint	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 318, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 442, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 28 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	318
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	442
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 28 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 21, daily 976.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1948

Top 20 records on 28 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1948	Shirpur, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Logan, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Chopda, IN	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Hermanas, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Westcliffe, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Bosque del Apache, US	all-time low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Bisbee, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Agricultural College, US	all-time low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Ft Stanton, US	all-time low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Mountainair, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Engle, US	all-time low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	12.7 C (22.9 F)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Telhara, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Tribune 1W, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Orogrande, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Tombstone, US	all-time low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1948	Eads, US	all-time low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 1,024 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 100	869
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1