Weather Records on 28 December 1923

159 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1923. Highest significance: Kentani (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 December 1923

On 28 December 1923, 159 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 158 daily.
Kentani (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 28 December 1923.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

159 stations

159 station records on 28 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

159 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 December 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 158.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

125 broken records

Margins by which the 125 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1923

Top 20 records on 28 December 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1923	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1923	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low min	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1923	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Clontarf, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	New Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Pullman Exp STN, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Clontarf, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Saint John, CA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Great Falls 16St, US	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1923	Lock #4, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	20 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 159 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-28 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1794	2
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1822	2
1824	2
1829	1
1839	3
1842	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1859	2
1864	1
1866	1
1871	2
1872	3
1876	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	2
1882	6
1885	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	6
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	6
1903	14
1904	13
1905	19
1906	14
1907	71
1908	19
1909	19
1910	10
1911	9
1912	43
1913	18
1914	41
1915	37
1916	60
1917	73
1918	24
1919	238
1920	52
1921	139
1922	114
1923	159
1924	478
1925	293
1926	236
1927	426
1928	310
1929	489
1930	96
1931	224
1932	246
1933	322
1934	295
1935	371
1936	681
1937	284
1938	161
1939	237
1940	836
1941	159
1942	660
1943	311
1944	240
1945	463
1946	1,328
1947	248
1948	482
1949	421
1950	340
1951	287
1952	102
1953	233
1954	867
1955	521
1956	674
1957	333
1958	489
1959	850
1960	379
1961	361
1962	480
1963	267
1964	614
1965	344
1966	998
1967	756
1968	1,258
1969	713
1970	468
1971	936
1972	425
1973	535
1974	661
1975	642
1976	504
1977	887
1978	865
1979	787
1980	1,303
1981	773
1982	2,226
1983	2,343
1984	2,118
1985	725
1986	553
1987	1,589
1988	1,575
1989	630
1990	1,275
1991	547
1992	915
1993	1,129
1994	1,128
1995	1,214
1996	1,762
1997	898
1998	812
1999	1,102
2000	1,873
2001	514
2002	846
2003	1,228
2004	912
2005	908
2006	842
2007	1,014
2008	1,435
2009	1,070
2010	1,423
2011	754
2012	514
2013	579
2014	525
2015	2,085
2016	732
2017	1,560
2018	811
2019	712
2020	394
2021	1,439
2022	538
2023	959
2024	810
2025	841

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	112
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3