Weather Records on 28 January 2005

1,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 2005. Highest significance: Bronte Heights, AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 2005

On 28 January 2005, 1,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 333 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 973 daily.
Bronte Heights set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.0 mm (3.3 in) on 28 January 2005.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,009 stations

1,009 station records on 28 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mason	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midelt	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Badajoz/Talavera la Real	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Essaouira	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,009 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 202, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 28 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	202
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 28 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 23, daily 973.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

793 broken records

Margins by which the 793 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 2005

Top 20 records on 28 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 2005	Bronte Heights, AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 January 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 January 2005	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2005	Goliad, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2005	Tangier City, MA	all-time low min	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2005	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2005	Oujda, MA	all-time low min	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2005	Cameron, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2005	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2005	Clear Lake, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2005	Wooli Beach, AU	monthly rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2005	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	66.1 cm (26.0 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2005	Hondo, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2005	Runge, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2005	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2005	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily low max	2.6 C (36.7 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2005	Lord Howe Island Aero, AU	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2005	Flomot 4 NE, US	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2005	Nixon, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2005	Mason, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	47 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2005. 2005 had 1,009 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 2005-01-28: 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	774
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2