Weather Records on 28 January 1991

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1991. Highest significance: Moorcroft 3S, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1991

On 28 January 1991, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 613 daily.
Moorcroft 3S set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 28 January 1991.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 28 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jeriquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eielson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barretos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Encampment 10 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jaborandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Vasileva	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itau de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barroso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joaquim da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maseru	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morungaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batatais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jardinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santa Cecilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 261, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 28 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 28 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

531 broken records

Margins by which the 531 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1991

Top 20 records on 28 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1991	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1991	Margaret River Station, AU	monthly rain	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1991	Jeriquara, BR	daily rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Lanihau 68.2, US	daily rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Fazenda Palmeiras, BR	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Perry, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Eielson Fld, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Wewahitchka, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Barretos, BR	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Goedgevonden, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Encampment 10 ESE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Fazenda Sao Geraldo, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Jaborandi, BR	daily rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Cape Vasileva, RU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Haigler, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Portageville 1N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Altinopolis, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Itau de Minas, BR	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Barroso, BR	daily rain	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1991	Casa Grande, BR	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	38 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1991. 1991 had 636 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	503
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1