Weather Records on 28 January 1955

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1955. Highest significance: Wrixum/Fohr, DE.

Key Facts for 28 January 1955

On 28 January 1955, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 392 daily.
Wrixum/Fohr set a daily record snow depth of 20.0 cm (7.9 in) on 28 January 1955.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 28 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susner	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khilchipur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ona	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodend (Corinella Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Invergordon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirnur Nam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 28 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 28 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 392.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1955

Top 20 records on 28 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1955	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Yeelanna, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Trompsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Middelplaats, ZA	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Rietfontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Lismore (Post Office), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Susner, IN	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Hamelfontein, ZA	monthly rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Isis Downs, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Sterkspruit, ZA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Rouxville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Khilchipur, IN	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Coreena, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Leslie Manor (Boolarra), AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1955	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1955	Ona, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	33 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1955. 1955 had 402 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	284
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1