Weather Records on 28 January 1973

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1973. Highest significance: Glenfield (Macquarie), AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 1973

On 28 January 1973, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 807 daily.
Glenfield (Macquarie) set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 28 January 1973.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

827 stations

827 station records on 28 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Panelas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bexley Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bondi Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Dos Moreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 455, Heaviest daily snowfall 113, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 28 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	455
Heaviest daily snowfall	113
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 28 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 13, daily 807.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

718 broken records

Margins by which the 718 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1973

Top 20 records on 28 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1973	Glenfield (Macquarie), AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1973	Sans Souci (Public School), AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1973	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1973	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1973	Potts Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1973	Cobbity (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1973	Krambach Post Office, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1973	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1973	Cowra Ag Research Station, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1973	Haina 214, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1973	Coonamble (Warrana), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1973	Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out), AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1973	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1973	Minto Surrey Street, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1973	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1973	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1973	Geurie Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1973	Nevertire (Clyde St), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1973	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1973	Bankstown (Condell Park), AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	15 years	50 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1973. 1973 had 827 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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Data for records on 1973-01-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	572
20 to 40	84
40 to 60	36
60 to 80	16
80 to 100	9
100 to 120	1