Weather Records on 28 January 2022

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 2022. Highest significance: Sviland, NO.

Key Facts for 28 January 2022

On 28 January 2022, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 367 daily.
Sviland set a daily record precipitation of 69.0 mm (2.7 in) on 28 January 2022.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 28 January 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bergen/Flesland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rupanyup (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lalbert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Koonawarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown Donalds Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale (Sandown)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang Model Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oltedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Konya	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manna Hill (Wadnaminga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lansdown Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boort (Gredgwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maudal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eikanger - Myr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ims	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatlestrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Helen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Crossing (Barwon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hordern Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bergen Florida	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Leonard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 28 January 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 28 January 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 367.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 2022

Top 20 records on 28 January 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 2022	Sviland, NO	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2022	Warrion, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2022	Idjevan, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2022	Boort, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	106 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2022	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2022	Bergen/Flesland, NO	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2022	Rupanyup (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2022	Brohovo, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2022	Glengyle, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	107 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2022	Lalbert, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2022	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2022	Birregurra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2022	Lake Boga, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2022	Rainbow (Werrap (Oak-Lea)), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2022	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2022	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	126 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2022	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2022	Camperdown Donalds Hill, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2022	Sharon Springs, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2022	Kerang, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	40 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2022. 2022 had 375 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 25	282
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1