Weather Records on 28 January 1987

1,094 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1987. Highest significance: Westland, AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 1987

On 28 January 1987, 1,094 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
343 were record highs and 306 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,054 daily.
Westland set a daily record precipitation of 133.0 mm (5.2 in) on 28 January 1987.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,094 stations

1,094 station records on 28 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Philpott Dam 2	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malbon Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Bonito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dungorm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Reagan Natl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Dam	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carbean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corumbatai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Engordador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fumaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Plains 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Demipique	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,094 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 249, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 169.

Records on 28 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	249
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	169

Records on 28 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 26, daily 1,054.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

871 broken records

Margins by which the 871 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1987

Top 20 records on 28 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1987	Westland, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1987	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1987	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1987	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Lucknow Station, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Tannymorel, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Boyds 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Concord 4 SSW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	UNIV of Utah, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Philpott Dam 2, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Malbon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Ribeirao Bonito, BR	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Warrenton 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Warrnambool Downs, AU	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Rockville 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1987	Ash Fork 6 N, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	46 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 1,094 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 January 1987
Margin	Records
0 to 100	811
100 to 200	44
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2