Weather Records on 28 January 1989

1,649 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1989. Highest significance: Llano, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1989

On 28 January 1989, 1,649 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
795 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,605 daily.
Llano set a daily record precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 28 January 1989.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,649 stations

1,649 station records on 28 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doutor Pedrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Crossing	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nix Store 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corndale (Willow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,649 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 474, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 321, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 571, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 28 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	474
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	321
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	571
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 28 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 29, daily 1,605.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,444 broken records

Margins by which the 1,444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1989

Top 20 records on 28 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1989	Llano, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1989	Cheesman, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1989	Madrid, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1989	Ilyinskiy, RU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Harper 3ENE, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Chanthaburi, TH	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Burnet, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Flomot 4 NE, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Denver-Stapleton, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Bailey, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Kelly Rch, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Timbo Novo (Pcd), BR	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Doutor Pedrinho, BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Gisela, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Red Bluff Crossing, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1989	Nimbin Post Office, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	45 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1989. 1989 had 1,649 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 100	1,422
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1