Weather Records on 28 January 1962

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1962. Highest significance: Mana 1026, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1962

On 28 January 1962, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 507 daily.
Mana 1026 set a daily record precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 28 January 1962.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 28 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ettrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chaukuri	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yimkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah USDA Plt Gd	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Nova Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 28 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 28 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

458 broken records

Margins by which the 458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1962

Top 20 records on 28 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1962	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Srivilliputhur, IN	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Ettrick, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Carrathool (Uardry), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Chaukuri, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Kekaha 944, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Langley AFB, US	monthly snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Rose Isle, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Goodooga (Willawillingbah), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Yimkin, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Cookeys Plains, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1962	Farmville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	37 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1962. 1962 had 521 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 25	408
25 to 50	32
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2