Weather Records on 28 January 1972

806 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1972. Highest significance: Petoskey, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1972

On 28 January 1972, 806 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 381 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 801 daily.
Petoskey set a daily record snowfall of 34.3 cm (13.5 in) on 28 January 1972.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

806 stations

806 station records on 28 January 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sequim	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pafuri	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Victor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

806 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 205, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 155, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 28 January 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	176
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	205
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	155
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 28 January 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1972

Top 20 records on 28 January 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1972	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1972	Edmonton 3 W, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Summit WSO AP, US	daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Pana, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Greensburg, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Woodbury, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Foremost, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Baddeck, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Sequim, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Manchester 4 W, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Monticello 3 NE, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Russellville, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Cairo River, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Browning, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Galena, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Liberty, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1972	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	74 years	36 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 806 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	652
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2