Weather Records on 4 December 1928

143 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 December 1928. Highest significance: Logan 1 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 4 December 1928

On 4 December 1928, 143 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 140 daily.
Logan 1 WNW set a daily record snow depth of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 4 December 1928.
Across 166 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

143 stations

143 station records on 4 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chowilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston on Murray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

143 records

Records set or tied on 4 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 4 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 4 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 140.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

109 broken records

Margins by which the 109 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 December 1928

Top 20 records on 4 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 December 1928	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 December 1928	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Poplar 2 E, US	daily low min	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	14.5 C (26.1 F)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Swift Current, CA	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Hvar, HR	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Glens Falls Fire STN, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Lyndoch, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Renmark, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Guy Fawkes 2, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Parker, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Glendive, US	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1928	Lexington, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	30 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

1796 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1928. 1928 had 143 records.

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

Records on 12-04 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1797	1
1810	2
1823	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	3
1854	1
1855	5
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	3
1872	1
1873	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	7
1882	3
1883	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	4
1892	9
1896	2
1897	5
1898	9
1899	3
1900	13
1901	7
1902	15
1903	7
1904	6
1905	16
1906	25
1907	5
1908	8
1909	45
1910	7
1911	27
1912	46
1913	59
1914	61
1915	61
1916	95
1917	31
1918	27
1919	94
1920	54
1921	60
1922	72
1923	142
1924	129
1925	266
1926	174
1927	184
1928	143
1929	432
1930	221
1931	411
1932	265
1933	524
1934	149
1935	330
1936	637
1937	148
1938	275
1939	443
1940	600
1941	1,326
1942	450
1943	259
1944	377
1945	332
1946	515
1947	577
1948	504
1949	120
1950	852
1951	583
1952	269
1953	738
1954	689
1955	811
1956	692
1957	350
1958	529
1959	212
1960	628
1961	570
1962	574
1963	285
1964	1,195
1965	590
1966	1,047
1967	428
1968	775
1969	366
1970	933
1971	768
1972	1,973
1973	1,124
1974	651
1975	757
1976	669
1977	654
1978	1,582
1979	943
1980	976
1981	638
1982	2,138
1983	1,284
1984	796
1985	1,239
1986	549
1987	624
1988	764
1989	1,541
1990	1,164
1991	1,178
1992	1,075
1993	708
1994	1,029
1995	972
1996	684
1997	654
1998	2,549
1999	930
2000	895
2001	974
2002	1,478
2003	595
2004	721
2005	1,075
2006	1,510
2007	1,005
2008	652
2009	1,114
2010	1,874
2011	1,252
2012	1,482
2013	1,227
2014	629
2015	428
2016	533
2017	607
2018	563
2019	522
2020	424
2021	942
2022	437
2023	736
2024	590
2025	535

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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	107
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1