Weather Records on 28 January 1978

646 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1978. Highest significance: Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 1978

On 28 January 1978, 646 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 58 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 551 daily.
Wellingrove (Wangalea) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 203.2 mm (8.0 in) on 28 January 1978.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

646 stations

646 station records on 28 January 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kindon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Calvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Ferry Dam 5O	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Abercrombie (Abercrombie Bridg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Beaumont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hopedale (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hopedale (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.8 cm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wappapello Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

646 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 243.

Records on 28 January 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	243

Records on 28 January 1978 by timescale: all-time 58, monthly 37, daily 551.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1978

Top 20 records on 28 January 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1978	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	68 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1978	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	all-time rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1978	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1978	Sapphire (Argyle), AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1978	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1978	Kindon, AU	daily rain	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	130.7 mm (5.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1978	Highmarket 2W, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1978	Bybera, AU	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1978	Calton Hills Station, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1978	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1978	Dalton Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1978	Put-In-Bay, US	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1978	Porto Calvo, BR	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1978	Yeeda, AU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1978	Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd), AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1978	Newburgh L&D, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1978	Madisonville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1978	Qulin, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1978	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1978	Louisville Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	52 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1978. 1978 had 646 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	368
50 to 100	61
100 to 150	35
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1