Weather Records on 28 January 1956

665 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1956. Highest significance: Hallock, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1956

On 28 January 1956, 665 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 654 daily.
Hallock set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 28 January 1956.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

665 stations

665 station records on 28 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hornsby (Pretoria Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hill 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sawai Madhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.7 C (-37.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cologne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

665 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 28 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 28 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

543 broken records

Margins by which the 543 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1956

Top 20 records on 28 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1956	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1956	Maddens Creek, AU	daily rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Tres Piedras, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Hornsby (Pretoria Parade), AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Gordon Golf Club, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Ames, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Blytheville, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Ames, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Roseville Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Beecroft, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Black Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Castle Hill 2, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1956	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	36 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1956. 1956 had 665 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 50	509
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1