Weather Records on 28 January 2007

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 2007. Highest significance: Oberlin, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 2007

On 28 January 2007, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 615 daily.
Oberlin set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 28 January 2007.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 28 January 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe 2	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zonguldak	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gibraltar	Gibraltar [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porsa II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonneberg-Neufang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tequesquitengo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alameda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moundou	Chad	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose del Cabo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laporte	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalbeg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Marquesa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarifa	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kit Carson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lancang	China	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Zacarias	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 28 January 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 28 January 2007 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 2007

Top 20 records on 28 January 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 2007	Oberlin, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2007	Eau Claire 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Flagler 1S, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	9.9 C (17.8 F)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Santa Fe 2, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Mingo 6E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Evergreen, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Zonguldak, TR	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Verhojansk, RU	daily high max	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	9.2 C (16.6 F)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	daily low max	7.6 C (45.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Aktobe, KZ	daily high max	4.1 C (39.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Lamar, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Mellen 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Atlatlahuacan, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Sunndalsora III, NO	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2007	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	40 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2007. 2007 had 629 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 2026-10-16 (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 50	487
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2