Weather Records on 28 January 1951

626 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1951. Highest significance: Holyoke, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1951

On 28 January 1951, 626 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 437 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 616 daily.
Holyoke set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 28 January 1951.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

626 stations

626 station records on 28 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

626 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 312, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 28 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	312
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 28 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 616.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1951

Top 20 records on 28 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1951	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1951	Laramie, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1951	Julesburg, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1951	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1951	Gladwin, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	Dillon 1 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	Lodgepole, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	Racine Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	Hayden, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	51 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily low max	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	Cheyenne, US	all-time low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	Dulce, US	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	Sedgwick, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	Madrid, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1951	W Pt, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	57 years	27 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1951. 1951 had 626 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 25	484
25 to 50	11
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1