Weather Records on 28 January 2008

1,011 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 2008. Highest significance: Joseph, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 2008

On 28 January 2008, 1,011 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
483 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 969 daily.
Joseph set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 28 January 2008.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,011 stations

1,011 station records on 28 January 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Paisley	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Heppner	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
John Day	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hildre	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brusdalsvatn II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ona II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Afyon	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ephraim	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	70.6 cm (27.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tonto Ck Fish Hat No2	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lysa Hora	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,011 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 286, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 28 January 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	286
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 28 January 2008 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 30, daily 969.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

807 broken records

Margins by which the 807 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 2008

Top 20 records on 28 January 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 2008	Joseph, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 January 2008	Silverton, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2008	Alpine, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2008	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2008	Paisley, US	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2008	Heppner, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2008	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2008	Long Creek, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2008	New Meadows Rs, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2008	Mormon Flat, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2008	Kennewick, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2008	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2008	John Day, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2008	McNary 2N, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2008	Condon, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2008	Cottage Grove 2E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2008	Mill Creek Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2008	Pinetop 2E, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2008	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2008	Drain, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	53 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2008. 2008 had 1,011 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	735
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2