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Weather Records on 28 December 1901

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1901. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 28 December 1901

  • On 28 December 1901, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Sydney set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 28 December 1901.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 28 December 1901 5 station records on 28 December 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 28 December 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 December 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature20.2 C (68.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature39.9 C (103.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 28 December 1901 by type Records set or tied on 28 December 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 01122Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 December 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 28 December 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 December 1901 by timescale Records on 28 December 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 December 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 4.
Records on 28 December 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 December 1901 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 20: 320 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 December 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 203
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1901
Top 5 records on 28 December 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 December 1901Sydney, CAdaily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)11.4 cm (4.5 in)28 years33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1901Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUmonthly high min27.8 C (82.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)1 year17 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1901Hambantota, LKdaily low min20.2 C (68.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1901Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max39.9 C (103.8 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1901Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max (Tie)31.1 C (88.0 F)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1901
Records on 12-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1901. 1901 had 5 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 21794: 21803: 11806: 21810: 11822: 21824: 21829: 11839: 31842: 11849: 11852: 11853: 11858: 11859: 21864: 11866: 11871: 21872: 31876: 11879: 31880: 21881: 21882: 61885: 11889: 11890: 31891: 11892: 21893: 21894: 51895: 41896: 61897: 31898: 31899: 41900: 101901: 51902: 61903: 141904: 131905: 191906: 141907: 711908: 191909: 191910: 101911: 91912: 431913: 181914: 411915: 371916: 601917: 731918: 241919: 2381920: 521921: 1391922: 1141923: 1591924: 4781925: 2931926: 2361927: 4261928: 3101929: 4891930: 961931: 2241932: 2461933: 3221934: 2951935: 3711936: 6811937: 2841938: 1611939: 2371940: 8361941: 1591942: 6601943: 3111944: 2401945: 4631946: 1,3281947: 2481948: 4821949: 4211950: 3401951: 2871952: 1021953: 2331954: 8671955: 5211956: 6741957: 3331958: 4891959: 8501960: 3791961: 3611962: 4801963: 2671964: 6141965: 3441966: 9981967: 7561968: 1,2581969: 7131970: 4681971: 9361972: 4251973: 5351974: 6611975: 6421976: 5041977: 8871978: 8651979: 7871980: 1,3031981: 7731982: 2,2261983: 2,3431984: 2,1181985: 7251986: 5531987: 1,5891988: 1,5751989: 6301990: 1,2751991: 5471992: 9151993: 1,1291994: 1,1281995: 1,2141996: 1,7621997: 8981998: 8121999: 1,1022000: 1,8732001: 5142002: 8462003: 1,2282004: 9122005: 9082006: 8422007: 1,0142008: 1,4352009: 1,0702010: 1,4232011: 7542012: 5142013: 5792014: 5252015: 2,0852016: 7322017: 1,5602018: 8112019: 7122020: 3942021: 1,4392022: 5382023: 9592024: 8102025: 8411793187118981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1901. 1901 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-28 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17942
18031
18062
18101
18222
18242
18291
18393
18421
18491
18521
18531
18581
18592
18641
18661
18712
18723
18761
18793
18802
18812
18826
18851
18891
18903
18911
18922
18932
18945
18954
18966
18973
18983
18994
190010
19015
19026
190314
190413
190519
190614
190771
190819
190919
191010
19119
191243
191318
191441
191537
191660
191773
191824
1919238
192052
1921139
1922114
1923159
1924478
1925293
1926236
1927426
1928310
1929489
193096
1931224
1932246
1933322
1934295
1935371
1936681
1937284
1938161
1939237
1940836
1941159
1942660
1943311
1944240
1945463
19461,328
1947248
1948482
1949421
1950340
1951287
1952102
1953233
1954867
1955521
1956674
1957333
1958489
1959850
1960379
1961361
1962480
1963267
1964614
1965344
1966998
1967756
19681,258
1969713
1970468
1971936
1972425
1973535
1974661
1975642
1976504
1977887
1978865
1979787
19801,303
1981773
19822,226
19832,343
19842,118
1985725
1986553
19871,589
19881,575
1989630
19901,275
1991547
1992915
19931,129
19941,128
19951,214
19961,762
1997898
1998812
19991,102
20001,873
2001514
2002846
20031,228
2004912
2005908
2006842
20071,014
20081,435
20091,070
20101,423
2011754
2012514
2013579
2014525
20152,085
2016732
20171,560
2018811
2019712
2020394
20211,439
2022538
2023959
2024810
2025841

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).