Weather Records on 7 December 1928

105 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 December 1928. Highest significance: Logan 1 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 7 December 1928

On 7 December 1928, 105 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 104 daily.
Logan 1 WNW set a daily record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 7 December 1928.
Across 157 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

105 stations

105 station records on 7 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

105 records

Records set or tied on 7 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 7 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 7 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 104.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

78 broken records

Margins by which the 78 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 December 1928

Top 20 records on 7 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 December 1928	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1928	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 December 1928	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Gospic, HR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Skara 1, SE	monthly rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Pakri, EE	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Parnu, EE	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Laghouat, DZ	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	47 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Edenton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 1928	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	31 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

1801 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1928. 1928 had 105 records.

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

Records on 12-07 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1805	1
1812	2
1815	1
1825	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1844	4
1848	3
1852	1
1856	3
1863	1
1866	1
1868	5
1871	5
1875	6
1879	5
1881	1
1884	2
1885	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	1
1893	5
1894	1
1895	1
1896	8
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	16
1903	9
1904	7
1905	3
1906	21
1907	4
1908	24
1909	21
1910	26
1911	7
1912	21
1913	19
1914	32
1915	53
1916	36
1917	52
1918	30
1919	38
1920	81
1921	39
1922	272
1923	128
1924	374
1925	119
1926	372
1927	404
1928	105
1929	146
1930	534
1931	180
1932	555
1933	130
1934	274
1935	270
1936	602
1937	890
1938	279
1939	780
1940	145
1941	139
1942	526
1943	199
1944	357
1945	240
1946	855
1947	240
1948	320
1949	187
1950	1,472
1951	1,751
1952	447
1953	673
1954	445
1955	195
1956	1,358
1957	589
1958	831
1959	539
1960	561
1961	206
1962	642
1963	436
1964	467
1965	476
1966	1,047
1967	386
1968	461
1969	952
1970	724
1971	854
1972	2,239
1973	448
1974	508
1975	404
1976	1,037
1977	1,369
1978	1,882
1979	827
1980	1,314
1981	896
1982	542
1983	957
1984	957
1985	922
1986	1,126
1987	866
1988	582
1989	675
1990	744
1991	698
1992	906
1993	544
1994	1,772
1995	912
1996	1,152
1997	818
1998	2,384
1999	674
2000	1,085
2001	743
2002	917
2003	1,184
2004	1,096
2005	1,433
2006	1,246
2007	1,402
2008	833
2009	972
2010	1,405
2011	1,507
2012	643
2013	2,119
2014	479
2015	1,079
2016	389
2017	508
2018	558
2019	447
2020	597
2021	547
2022	579
2023	952
2024	712
2025	665

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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	76
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1