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Weather Records on 28 December 1914

41 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1914. Highest significance: Nelgowrie, AU.

Key Facts for 28 December 1914

  • On 28 December 1914, 41 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 39 daily.
  • Nelgowrie set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 28 December 1914.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

41 stations
Weather records on 28 December 1914 41 station records on 28 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
41 station records on 28 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
NelgowrieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.4 mm (2.9 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
DartmouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
HoornNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation19.7 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation22.3 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.6 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
VarbergSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation11.6 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen ASwedenRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nora_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature14.1 C (57.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-MaierhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation16.2 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
WinbarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
MaseskarSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

41 records
Records on 28 December 1914 by type Records set or tied on 28 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 32. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 32Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 32.
Records on 28 December 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall32
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 December 1914 by timescale Records on 28 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 39. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 39all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 39.
Records on 28 December 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily39

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 December 1914 Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.4. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 285 to 10: 610 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 30 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 December 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 528
5 to 106
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 253

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1914
Top 20 records on 28 December 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 December 1914Nelgowrie, AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)21 years31 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Maitland West, AUdaily rain46.2 mm (1.8 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)42 years31 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Warialda Post Office, AUmonthly rain72.4 mm (2.9 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)27 years29 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914West Terschelling, NLmonthly rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)36 years29 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Dartmouth, AUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)27 years23 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Singleton Post Office, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)14 years22 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Hoorn, NLdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)14.1 mm (0.6 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Groningen-1, NLdaily rain19.7 mm (0.8 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)64 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Orebro, SEdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Oxford, GBdaily rain22.3 mm (0.9 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)65 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Malung, SEdaily rain12.6 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)40 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Nurnberg, DEdaily rain11.6 mm (0.5 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)22 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Vinga, SEdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)1 year18 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Varberg, SEdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)5.2 mm (0.20 in)1 year17 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Bjuraker, SEdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Regensburg, DEdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Scheveningen, NLdaily rain11.6 mm (0.5 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Nidingen A, SEdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1914Bingara Post Office, AUdaily rain39.6 mm (1.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)34 years13 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 1914
Records on 12-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 41 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 1914. 1914 had 41 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).