Weather Records on 28 January 2018

648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 2018. Highest significance: Hackberry 8 SSW, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 2018

On 28 January 2018, 648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
406 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 628 daily.
Hackberry 8 SSW set a daily record precipitation of 98.6 mm (3.9 in) on 28 January 2018.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

648 stations

648 station records on 28 January 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Marianna Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Anqing	China	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Point Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn Tafe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Humpty Doo Collard Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	286.4 mm (11.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McMinns Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leland Bowman Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (Round Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrabun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Es Senia	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Sherwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guanghua	China	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Athens Ben Epps AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zhumadian	China	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westhampton Gabreski AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camarillo AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aerop.Internacional	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

648 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 28 January 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 28 January 2018 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 16, daily 628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 2018

Top 20 records on 28 January 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 2018	Hackberry 8 SSW, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2018	Marianna Muni AP, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2018	Anqing, CN	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2018	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Mount Amhurst, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Phuket Airport, TH	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Middle Point, AU	monthly rain	210.0 mm (8.3 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Point Stuart, AU	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Goulburn Tafe, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	124 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Jennings, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Tampa Intl AP, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Humpty Doo Collard Road, AU	monthly rain	286.4 mm (11.3 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Alicante, ES	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Harlingen, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	McMinns Lagoon, AU	monthly rain	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Rockford 3 ESE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Leland Bowman Lock, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2018	Binnaway (Wattle St), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	43 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2018. 2018 had 648 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	478
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3