Weather Records on 28 January 2025

579 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 January 2025. Highest significance: Miri, MY.

Key Facts for 28 January 2025

On 28 January 2025, 579 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 553 daily.
Miri set a daily record precipitation of 170.4 mm (6.7 in) on 28 January 2025.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

579 stations

579 station records on 28 January 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 January 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.8 mm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalian	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tengchong	China	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gvasjugi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.5 C (108.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toamasina	Madagascar	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Traian Vuia	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seesen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nis	Serbia	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Varfu Omul	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lodwar	Kenya	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vladimir	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mudanjiang	China	Record high minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chiba	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alatyr'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yan An	China	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Japura	Indonesia	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deva	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Syarif Kasim II	Indonesia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Istrana	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

579 records

Records set or tied on 28 January 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 28 January 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 28 January 2025 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 January 2025

Top 20 records on 28 January 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 January 2025	Miri, MY	daily rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 January 2025	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Kurundi, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Arcade, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Szombathely, HU	monthly high min	7.7 C (45.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Cape Tribulation Store, AU	daily rain	228.8 mm (9.0 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Kitamiesashi, JP	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Dalian, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Laghouat, DZ	daily high min	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Primghar, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	128 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Green Bay, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Kirov, RU	daily high max	2.6 C (36.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Pollock, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Thief River Falls, US	daily high max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Superior, US	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 January 2025	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2025. 2025 had 579 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 20	479
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	4
140 to 160	1