Weather Records on 28 January 1997

1,159 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1997. Highest significance: Northville, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 1997

On 28 January 1997, 1,159 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,114 daily.
Northville set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 28 January 1997.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,159 stations

1,159 station records on 28 January 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Groongal Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cossack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lajamanu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alcoota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poco Do Fumo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Babbiloora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stryker	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Woodburn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (St Pauls Clo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Granja Yuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delmore Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,159 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 469, Heaviest daily snowfall 146, Deepest snow cover 103.

Records on 28 January 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	469
Heaviest daily snowfall	146
Deepest snow cover	103

Records on 28 January 1997 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 33, daily 1,114.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

933 broken records

Margins by which the 933 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 712.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1997

Top 20 records on 28 January 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1997	Northville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1997	Leavenworth, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	95 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Mount Isa Mine, AU	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Galveston, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Ganmain Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Groongal (Groongal Station), AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Dupree 15 SSE, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Naradhan (Uralba), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Calhoun Exp STN, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Selby, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	71.2 cm (28.0 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Oban Station, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Vega de Alatorre, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1997	Golden, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	79 years	48 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1997. 1997 had 1,159 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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Data for records on 1997-01-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16 (16 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	880
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1