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Weather Records on 28 December 1915

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1915. Highest significance: Chattanooga Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1915

  • On 28 December 1915, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Chattanooga Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 28 December 1915.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

37 stations
Weather records on 28 December 1915 37 station records on 28 December 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
37 station records on 28 December 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 December 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation70.4 mm (2.8 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation90.9 mm (3.6 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
AshevilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ManerooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
SterlingSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily snowfall4.6 cm (1.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature9.2 C (48.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BoolcoomattaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature19.9 C (67.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
HillviewCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
HillviewCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WangaraleednieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily snowfall4.6 cm (1.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.4 C (41.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.3 C (41.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature8.6 C (47.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature10.3 C (50.5 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough (Dawson)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-9.0 C (15.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records
Records on 28 December 1915 by type Records set or tied on 28 December 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 December 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 28 December 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 December 1915 by timescale Records on 28 December 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 December 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 36.
Records on 28 December 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 December 1915 Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2510 to 20: 220 to 30: 430 to 40: 040 to 50: 20 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 December 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 1025
10 to 202
20 to 304
30 to 400
40 to 502

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1915
Top 20 records on 28 December 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 December 1915Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily rain70.4 mm (2.8 in)44.2 mm (1.7 in)13 years40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1915Montgomery Wb City, USmonthly rain90.9 mm (3.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)34 years26 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Asheville, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)9 years25 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Malvern, USdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)24.2 mm (1.0 in)14 years23 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high min6.5 C (43.7 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)46 years22 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Kazan, RUdaily rain7.7 mm (0.30 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Maneroo, AUdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Cottam, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Sterling, ZAdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Chaplin, CAdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Chaplin, CAdaily snowfall4.6 cm (1.8 in)2.1 cm (0.8 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily high min9.2 C (48.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Boolcoomatta, AUdaily rain1.0 mm (0.04 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Burra (Poonunda), AUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Robe Comparison, AUdaily high min19.9 C (67.8 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low min-20.0 C (-4.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RUdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)5 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Hillview, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Hillview, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1915Santa Fe, USdaily low min-16.7 C (1.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)13 years11 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 1915
Records on 12-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1915. 1915 had 37 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 1915. 1915 had 37 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).