Weather Records on 28 January 2012

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 2012. Highest significance: Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 2012

On 28 January 2012, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 421 daily.
Cloncurry McIllwraith St set a daily record precipitation of 193.2 mm (7.6 in) on 28 January 2012.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 28 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.2 mm (7.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yandaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.6 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Urangan Hibiscus St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Cunduacan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	244.6 mm (9.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Come By Chance Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.9 C (-48.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldine	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record snow depth	231.1 cm (91.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anfa	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derbent	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Callemondah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Progreso	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gnassingbe Eyadema Intl	Togo	Record low maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 28 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 28 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

341 broken records

Margins by which the 341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 2012

Top 20 records on 28 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 2012	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	daily rain	193.2 mm (7.6 in)	125.9 mm (5.0 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2012	Beechal, AU	all-time rain	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2012	Eversfield, AU	monthly rain	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2012	Bangalup, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2012	Greenbushes, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2012	Weilmoringle (Caringle), AU	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2012	Cockburn, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2012	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2012	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	116 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2012	Yandaburra, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2012	Goodooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	158.6 mm (6.2 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2012	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2012	Kamilaroi Station, AU	monthly rain	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2012	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2012	Urangan Hibiscus St, AU	monthly rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2012	Broken Hill Airport AWS, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2012	Paso de Cunduacan, MX	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2012	Toorak Research Station, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2012	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	244.6 mm (9.6 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2012	Kroombit, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	72 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2012. 2012 had 431 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 2026-10-14 (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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	325
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2