Weather Records on 28 January 2011

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 2011. Highest significance: Santa Maria di Leuc, IT.

Key Facts for 28 January 2011

On 28 January 2011, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 493 daily.
Santa Maria di Leuc set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 28 January 2011.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 28 January 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Maria di Leuc	Italy	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Asturias/Aviles	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hemavan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guayameo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port of Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chipinge	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Famvatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cranford	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Perlas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.3 C (115.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole 2	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agedabia	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Man	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trotters 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiska	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wollomombi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiksi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Foster 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 96.

Records on 28 January 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	96

Records on 28 January 2011 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 15, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 2011

Top 20 records on 28 January 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 2011	Santa Maria di Leuc, IT	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2011	Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Wishek, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Asturias/Aviles, ES	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Hemavan, SE	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Ansonia 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Guayameo, MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Port of Morgan, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Chipinge, ZW	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Famvatnet, NO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Burlington, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Julesburg, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Ft Davis, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Coloma, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Tapalpa (Smn), MX	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Silverton, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2011	Narrogin, AU	daily high max	42.0 C (107.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	89 years	38 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2011. 2011 had 514 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2011-01-28: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 January 2011
Margin	Records
0 to 100	343
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1