Weather Records on 28 January 2017

410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 2017. Highest significance: Pendzhikent, TJ.

Key Facts for 28 January 2017

On 28 January 2017, 410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 399 daily.
Pendzhikent set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 28 January 2017.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

410 stations

410 station records on 28 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rasht	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minami Tori Shima Ma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Serena	Chile	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jubilejnaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Is NAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Radio	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asotin 14 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denio	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deaver	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suhana	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pocatello 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Picabo	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sunshine 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Climax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alcalde	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

410 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 28 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 28 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 6, daily 399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 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 2017

Top 20 records on 28 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 2017	Pendzhikent, TJ	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2017	Woodruff, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	101 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2017	Gettysburg, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Strelley, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Turany, CZ	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Pamban, IN	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	115 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Interior 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Chelsea, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Rasht, TJ	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Sugar City, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Laketown, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Minami Tori Shima Ma, JP	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Owyhee Dam, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Vardoe, NO	daily high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2017	De Grey, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	42 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2017. 2017 had 410 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 100	305
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1