Weather Records on 28 January 2021

814 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 2021. Highest significance: Los Banos, US.

Key Facts for 28 January 2021

On 28 January 2021, 814 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 774 daily.
Los Banos set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 28 January 2021.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

814 stations

814 station records on 28 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Los Banos	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Straubing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Violet Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fresno Yosemite Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Five Points 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kosice	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg-Netzstall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nullarbor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ruzyne	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dusseldorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grundau-Breitenborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Schotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coalinga	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Panoche 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Swede Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wappapello Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heinsberg-Schleiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

814 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 404, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 81.

Records on 28 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	404
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	81

Records on 28 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 37, daily 774.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

717 broken records

Margins by which the 717 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 2021

Top 20 records on 28 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 2021	Los Banos, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 January 2021	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	120 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2021	Straubing, DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2021	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	114 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2021	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	106 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2021	De Sabla, US	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	110 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2021	Violet Vale Station, AU	monthly rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2021	King City, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	110 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2021	Big Sur STN, US	daily rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2021	Minden, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	99 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2021	Giessen/Wettenberg, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2021	Hilgenroth, DE	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2021	Fresno Yosemite Intl, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2021	Five Points 5 SSW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2021	Kosice, SK	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2021	Montezuma 2 NW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2021	Paso Robles Muni AP, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2021	Topaz Lake, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2021	Nurnberg-Netzstall, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2021	Lompoc, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	57 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2021. 2021 had 814 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 2026-10-17 (17 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 100	699
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	3