Weather Records on 28 January 1988

728 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1988. Highest significance: Kilauea 1134, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1988

On 28 January 1988, 728 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
337 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 705 daily.
Kilauea 1134 set a daily record precipitation of 162.6 mm (6.4 in) on 28 January 1988.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

728 stations

728 station records on 28 January 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zambezi	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Tuito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puruandiro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ghost Rch	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago del Estero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khulo	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arnold	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowbells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Point Lookout Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lanchkhuti	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pericos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jasso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haswell	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albin	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

728 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 28 January 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 28 January 1988 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1988

Top 20 records on 28 January 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1988	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1988	Salina, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Karval, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, US	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Zambezi, ZM	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Temilpa, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Federal Post Office, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Electra P H, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	El Tuito, MX	all-time low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Puruandiro, MX	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Merced, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Ibapah, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Samtredia, GE	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Partoun, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda, MX	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1988	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	35 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1988. 1988 had 728 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	536
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3