Weather Records on 28 January 1968

1,016 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1968. Highest significance: Carterville, AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 1968

On 28 January 1968, 1,016 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
475 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 998 daily.
Carterville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 28 January 1968.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,016 stations

1,016 station records on 28 January 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Craigie-Lea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Carmody	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coalgate 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wurarga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pindar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gilavin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pindar Challymenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lanaubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Des Arc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Versailles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belem Do Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,016 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 411, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 433, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 28 January 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	411
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	433
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 28 January 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 998.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

850 broken records

Margins by which the 850 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1968

Top 20 records on 28 January 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1968	Carterville, AU	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1968	Graball, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1968	Craigie-Lea, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Lake Carmody, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Duranillin, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Grace, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Coalgate 1 WNW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Dairy Creek, AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Shawnee, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Wurarga, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Nangeenan, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Pindathuna, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Kokardine, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Friars Well, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Wagoner, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1968	Pindar, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1968. 1968 had 1,016 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	829
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2