Weather Records on 28 December 1927

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1927. Highest significance: Tarkastad (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 December 1927

On 28 December 1927, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 423 daily.
Tarkastad (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 28 December 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 28 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 December 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 423.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

367 broken records

Margins by which the 367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1927

Top 20 records on 28 December 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1927	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1927	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1927	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1927	Rocklands, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1927	Lake Charles Chenault, US	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Sedan, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Washington, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Blanco, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Skara 1, SE	monthly low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily low max	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Ozark, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1927	Clark, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 years	23 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1927. 1927 had 426 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 100	366
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1