Weather Records on 28 January 1981

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1981. Highest significance: Dookie Agricultural College, AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 1981

On 28 January 1981, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 804 daily.
Dookie Agricultural College set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 28 January 1981.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

827 stations

827 station records on 28 January 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woolgangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ernabella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Emita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Euston (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abisko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Todmorden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool Dampier St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Clemente Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bardufoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whorouly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 503, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 28 January 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	503
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 28 January 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 804.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

734 broken records

Margins by which the 734 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1981

Top 20 records on 28 January 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1981	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1981	Manna Hill, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1981	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1981	Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1981	Woolgangi, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	113 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Ernabella, AU	daily rain	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Emita, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Coober Pedy, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Milawa Brown Bros, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Mathoura (Mathoura Station), AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Oodnadatta Airport, AU	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Euston (Sunnyside), AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1981	Katandra West, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1981. 1981 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 1981-01-28: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	724
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1