Weather Records on 1 December 1928

85 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 1928. Highest significance: Logan 1 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 1 December 1928

On 1 December 1928, 85 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 84 daily.
Logan 1 WNW set a daily record snow depth of 101.6 cm (40.0 in) on 1 December 1928.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

85 stations

85 station records on 1 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	180.3 cm (71.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	86.0 cm (33.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

85 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 1 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 1 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 84.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

68 broken records

Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 1928

Top 20 records on 1 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 1928	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1928	Fort National, DZ	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1928	Point Escuminac, CA	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1928	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1928	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Parker, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Chatham, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Sloan 3 S, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Havre Wb City, US	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Westminster, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Americus, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Lock #4, US	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Wiarton, CA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Lamar, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1928	Cheraw, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	17 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

1797 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1928. 1928 had 85 records.

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

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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 200	65
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1