Weather Records on 28 January 1952

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1952. Highest significance: Calhoun 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1952

On 28 January 1952, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 280 daily.
Calhoun 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 28 January 1952.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 28 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	231.1 cm (91.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 28 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 28 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 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 1952

Top 20 records on 28 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1952	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1952	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1952	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1952	Durham, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1952	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1952	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1952	Bushy Band, ZA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1952	Ft Deposit, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1952	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1952	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1952	Pearlington, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1952	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	231.1 cm (91.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1952	Albemarle, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1952	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1952	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1952	Wallace, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1952	Hammond, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1952	Karasjok, NO	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	45 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1952. 1952 had 287 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	219
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1