Weather Records on 28 January 1994

1,586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1994. Highest significance: Usina Pari, BR.

Key Facts for 28 January 1994

On 28 January 1994, 1,586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
327 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,518 daily.
Usina Pari set an all-time record daily precipitation of 189.1 mm (7.4 in) on 28 January 1994.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,586 stations

1,586 station records on 28 January 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	189.1 mm (7.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barnesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Grove NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Gilead Lakes Prk	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elrod	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chania	Greece	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warrior L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kittanning Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Jurumirim (Cesp)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taquarituba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,586 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 876, Heaviest daily snowfall 107, Deepest snow cover 156.

Records on 28 January 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	876
Heaviest daily snowfall	107
Deepest snow cover	156

Records on 28 January 1994 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 60, daily 1,518.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,373 broken records

Margins by which the 1,373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1994

Top 20 records on 28 January 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1994	Usina Pari, BR	all-time rain	189.1 mm (7.4 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1994	Meadville, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1994	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1994	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1994	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1994	Alma, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1994	Hastings, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1994	Millersburg, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1994	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1994	D'Lo 2 SW, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1994	Urbana Wrf, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1994	Forest, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1994	Kipling 4 NNW, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1994	University, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1994	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1994	Mize 3SW, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1994	Barnesville, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1994	Cadiz, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1994	Gainesville Lock, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1994	Hickory Flat, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	56 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1994. 1994 had 1,586 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 1994
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,324
100 to 200	30
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	4