Weather Records on 28 January 1969

998 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1969. Highest significance: Mossman Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 1969

On 28 January 1969, 998 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 426 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 947 daily.
Mossman Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 630.7 mm (24.8 in) on 28 January 1969.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

998 stations

998 station records on 28 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	630.7 mm (24.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	564.4 mm (22.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	644.4 mm (25.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	412.0 mm (16.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	315.5 mm (12.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.5 mm (10.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	389.6 mm (15.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coruripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

998 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 262, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 164, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 88.

Records on 28 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	262
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	164
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	88

Records on 28 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 31, daily 947.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

817 broken records

Margins by which the 817 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1969

Top 20 records on 28 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1969	Mossman Post Office, AU	all-time rain	630.7 mm (24.8 in)	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	41 years	76 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1969	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	all-time rain	564.4 mm (22.2 in)	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	23 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1969	Mossman Central Mill, AU	all-time rain	644.4 mm (25.4 in)	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	19 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1969	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1969	Mattoon, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1969	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1969	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1969	Sao Miguel Dos Campos, BR	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1969	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1969	Grand Meadow, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1969	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	all-time snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1969	Danville, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1969	Artichoke Lake 1 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1969	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1969	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1969	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1969	Tuscola, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1969	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1969	Riddle, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1969	De Smet, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	48 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1969. 1969 had 998 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 100	783
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1