Weather Records on 28 January 1975

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1975. Highest significance: Welbekend, ZA.

Key Facts for 28 January 1975

On 28 January 1975, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
335 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 727 daily.
Welbekend set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 28 January 1975.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 28 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kameeldrift-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Witwater (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dorset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 208, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 28 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	208
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 28 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 727.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

611 broken records

Margins by which the 611 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1975

Top 20 records on 28 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1975	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1975	McKinley Park, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1975	Coloso, PR	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1975	Aberdeen, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1975	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1975	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1975	Flamengo, BR	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1975	Murrumburrah Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1975	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1975	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1975	Kafferskraal, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1975	Kameeldrift-Irr, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1975	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1975	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1975	Leribe, LS	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1975	Nord Odal, NO	monthly rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1975	Linton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1975	McKinley Park, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1975	Moorddrift, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 1975	Villa Nora (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1975. 1975 had 744 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	599
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1