Weather Records on 28 January 2016

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 2016. Highest significance: Dubbo (Mentone), AU.

Key Facts for 28 January 2016

On 28 January 2016, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
420 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 737 daily.
Dubbo (Mentone) set a daily record precipitation of 83.0 mm (3.3 in) on 28 January 2016.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 28 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Xiamen	China	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.6 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jiuquan	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shantou	China	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nanping	China	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cryon (Koothney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joyces Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandspit River (Ringrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Sanford AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Waratah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wayjo Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kincora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tomingley (Gundongs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Qaisumah	Saudi Arabia	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mumbil (Burrendong Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 28 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 28 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 737.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 2016

Top 20 records on 28 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 2016	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	108 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2016	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	100 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2016	Xiamen, CN	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2016	Wuzhou, CN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2016	Mitchell Post Office, AU	monthly rain	157.6 mm (6.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2016	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2016	Dar Es Salaam Airpo, TZ	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2016	Lismore (Post Office), AU	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2016	Naples, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2016	Yongan, CN	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2016	Jiuquan, CN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2016	Shantou, CN	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2016	Yangjiang, CN	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2016	Canal Pt USDA, US	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2016	Avalon Airport, AU	monthly rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2016	Tullaroop Reservoir, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2016	Heathcote, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2016	Qinzhou, CN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2016	Jiggs 2NE, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2016	Condobolin Retirement Village, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	121 years	51 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 754 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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	617
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2