Weather Records on 28 January 1995

1,080 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1995. Highest significance: Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 1995

On 28 January 1995, 1,080 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,054 daily.
Darwin Botanic Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 118.2 mm (4.7 in) on 28 January 1995.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,080 stations

1,080 station records on 28 January 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pilvo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alferes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boituva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.4 mm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Chapadao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macucos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brucken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremo Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tepexpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yugarenok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Piedras Exp STN	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,080 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 598, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 28 January 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	598
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 28 January 1995 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 1,054.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

920 broken records

Margins by which the 920 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1995

Top 20 records on 28 January 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1995	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	108 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1995	The Rock (Bullenbong), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1995	Pilvo, RU	monthly rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Merrill, US	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Alferes, BR	all-time rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Boituva, BR	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Daly River Mission, AU	daily rain	188.4 mm (7.4 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Fazenda Chapadao, BR	daily rain	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Vevay, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Chimacum 4 S, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Walpeup Research, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Strathbogie, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Dartmouth Reservoir, AU	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Whitton (Conapaira St), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1995	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1995. 1995 had 1,080 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	897
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1