Weather Records on 28 January 1966

1,096 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1966. Highest significance: Krishnarajnagar, IN.

Key Facts for 28 January 1966

On 28 January 1966, 1,096 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 784 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,058 daily.
Krishnarajnagar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 28 January 1966.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,096 stations

1,096 station records on 28 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morris	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,096 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 574, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 210, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 28 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	574
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	210
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 28 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 17, daily 1,058.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

918 broken records

Margins by which the 918 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1966

Top 20 records on 28 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1966	Krishnarajnagar, IN	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1966	Aracaju, BR	daily rain	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Nashville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	N Wilkesboro, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Harvey Station, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Racine Wwtp, US	all-time low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Bemidji, US	all-time low max	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Nongoma, ZA	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Inyoko, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Harvey Station, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Nepisiguit Falls, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Tweespruit, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Loskop, ZA	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1966	Goedehoop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	41 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1966. 1966 had 1,096 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	862
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3