Weather Records on 28 January 1959

381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1959. Highest significance: Kilba, IN.

Key Facts for 28 January 1959

On 28 January 1959, 381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 366 daily.
Kilba set a monthly record daily precipitation of 194.1 mm (7.6 in) on 28 January 1959.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

381 stations

381 station records on 28 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kochas	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chhata	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caio Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muzaffarnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salva Vidas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Emby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ghansore	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phulparas	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

381 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 28 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 28 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

325 broken records

Margins by which the 325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1959

Top 20 records on 28 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1959	Kilba, IN	monthly rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1959	Chatarpur, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Darauli, IN	daily rain	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Keolari, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Eversfield, AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Gurley (Glenroy), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Bellata (Aberfeldie), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Kochas, IN	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Nathana, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Chhata, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Bellata Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Wallumbilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Maranguape, BR	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Moree (Bullerana), AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1959	Caio Prado, BR	daily rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	44 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 381 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	307
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1