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Weather Records on 28 December 1909

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1909. Highest significance: Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DK.

Key Facts for 28 December 1909

  • On 28 December 1909, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins set a daily record precipitation of 15.6 mm (0.6 in) on 28 December 1909.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 28 December 1909 19 station records on 28 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 28 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 December 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk InsDenmarkRecord daily precipitation15.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.9 C (-11.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KallaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Point ClarkCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-MaierhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature39.9 C (103.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich LighthouseCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich LighthouseCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 28 December 1909 by type Records set or tied on 28 December 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 035810Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 December 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 28 December 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 December 1909 by timescale Records on 28 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19.
Records on 28 December 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 December 1909 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 210 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 December 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 102
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1909
Top 19 records on 28 December 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 December 1909Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DKdaily rain15.6 mm (0.6 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Stratford, CAdaily low min-23.9 C (-11.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Riversdale, ZAdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)9 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Armagh, GBdaily high max12.1 C (53.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Portland Rfc City, USdaily low max0.6 C (33.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Roermond, NLdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Kallara, AUdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Putbus, DEdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Point Clark, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Galway, IEdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Yamba Pilot Station, AUdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)11 years6 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Halifax, CAdaily low min (Tie)-15.6 C (3.9 F)tie36 years3 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Passau-Maierhof, DEdaily rain (Tie)9.0 mm (0.35 in)tie17 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max (Tie)39.9 C (103.8 F)tie8 years1 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Goderich Lighthouse, CAdaily rain (Tie)12.7 mm (0.5 in)tie14 years1 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Goderich Lighthouse, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)12.7 cm (5.0 in)tie14 years1 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily low max (Tie)-6.7 C (19.9 F)tie4 years1 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 1909
Records on 12-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 19 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 1909. 1909 had 19 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).