Weather Records on 12 December 1928

234 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1928. Highest significance: Tangorin, AU.

Key Facts for 12 December 1928

On 12 December 1928, 234 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 230 daily.
Tangorin set a daily record precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 12 December 1928.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

234 stations

234 station records on 12 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

234 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 230.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

189 broken records

Margins by which the 189 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1928

Top 20 records on 12 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1928	Tangorin, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1928	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1928	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Robeline, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Wahpeton 3 N, US	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	3 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Arapaho, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Fort National, DZ	daily low max	1.0 C (33.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Weissenfels, DE	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Timovskoe, RU	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Lenox, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1928	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	44 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

1796 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1928. 1928 had 234 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

Download the Data

Data for records on 1928-12-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	175
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1