Weather Records on 28 January 1957

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 1957. Highest significance: Virden, CA.

Key Facts for 28 January 1957

On 28 January 1957, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 371 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 812 daily.
Virden set a daily record low maximum temperature of -23.9 C (-11.0 F) on 28 January 1957.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

834 stations

834 station records on 28 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dandridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newbern	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Qunu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meridian 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 172, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 28 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	172
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 28 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 15, daily 812.

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 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 1957

Top 20 records on 28 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	21.1 C (38.0 F)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 January 1957	Palmetto, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Jucurutu, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Rupar, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Cezu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Truchas, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Sevierville, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Dandridge, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Payson Rs, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Newbern, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Colfax, US	all-time low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Qunu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Huxley, ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 1957	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	38 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1957. 1957 had 834 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	644
25 to 50	49
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	3