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Weather Records on 28 December 1918

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1918. Highest significance: Barkerville, CA.

Key Facts for 28 December 1918

  • On 28 December 1918, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Barkerville set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 28 December 1918.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 28 December 1918 24 station records on 28 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 28 December 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 28 December 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BarkervilleCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation18.4 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation18.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OudenboschNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 DamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KunzelsauGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.9 mm (0.23 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
MettenGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
BjuroklubbSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
YaltaUkraineRecord daily precipitation4.7 mm (0.19 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-0.4 C (31.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord high minimum temperature6.4 C (43.5 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 28 December 1918 by type Records set or tied on 28 December 1918 by type: Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 28 December 1918 by type: Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 28 December 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 28 December 1918 by timescale Records on 28 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 28 December 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24.
Records on 28 December 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 December 1918 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2120 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 December 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 2021
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1918
Top 20 records on 28 December 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 December 1918Barkerville, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)8 years22 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Barkerville, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)8 years22 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily rain13.4 mm (0.5 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)134 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Roermond, NLdaily rain18.4 mm (0.7 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Helmond, NLdaily rain18.6 mm (0.7 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Kremsmuenster, ATdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Oudenbosch, NLdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Botany No.1 Dam, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Darwin Post Office, AUdaily low min21.7 C (71.1 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Kunzelsau, DEdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Tomsk, RUdaily rain5.9 mm (0.23 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Malin Head, IEdaily rain12.1 mm (0.5 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Metten, DEdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Britstown (Pol), ZAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Bjuroklubb, SEdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918White River, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918White River, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.3 cm (0.9 in)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low min10.6 C (51.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Yalta, UAdaily rain4.7 mm (0.19 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1918Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)4 years6 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 1918
Records on 12-28 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 24 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 1918. 1918 had 24 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).