Weather Records on 13 December 1928

227 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 December 1928. Highest significance: Waukomis, US.

Key Facts for 13 December 1928

On 13 December 1928, 227 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 226 daily.
Waukomis set a daily record precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 13 December 1928.
Across 160 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

227 stations

227 station records on 13 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

227 records

Records set or tied on 13 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 13 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 13 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 226.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 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

13 December 1928

Top 20 records on 13 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 December 1928	Waukomis, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1928	Milwaukee Wb City, US	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 1928	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Burlington, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Lebo, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Clinton #1, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Mt Ayr, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Vicksburg, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Beechal, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 1928	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	50 years	24 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 227 records.

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

Records on 12-13 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	2
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1852	2
1855	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	2
1870	2
1871	1
1873	1
1878	6
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1887	1
1890	1
1891	9
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1896	1
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	5
1901	4
1902	13
1903	13
1904	8
1905	3
1906	7
1907	11
1908	6
1909	23
1910	45
1911	72
1912	42
1913	23
1914	35
1915	51
1916	207
1917	144
1918	87
1919	52
1920	55
1921	65
1922	84
1923	206
1924	139
1925	160
1926	228
1927	566
1928	227
1929	303
1930	52
1931	525
1932	385
1933	422
1934	186
1935	168
1936	242
1937	375
1938	89
1939	159
1940	426
1941	324
1942	312
1943	244
1944	426
1945	355
1946	455
1947	306
1948	450
1949	321
1950	290
1951	226
1952	431
1953	222
1954	345
1955	479
1956	477
1957	566
1958	855
1959	297
1960	981
1961	898
1962	1,365
1963	442
1964	398
1965	811
1966	653
1967	743
1968	593
1969	545
1970	221
1971	567
1972	991
1973	625
1974	291
1975	1,038
1976	411
1977	685
1978	446
1979	1,072
1980	536
1981	912
1982	740
1983	1,121
1984	1,172
1985	1,642
1986	381
1987	675
1988	906
1989	1,355
1990	649
1991	1,734
1992	1,113
1993	960
1994	1,094
1995	1,634
1996	833
1997	1,126
1998	1,221
1999	964
2000	2,914
2001	1,092
2002	602
2003	1,131
2004	493
2005	589
2006	957
2007	720
2008	1,583
2009	1,016
2010	1,776
2011	833
2012	837
2013	451
2014	1,046
2015	2,363
2016	397
2017	749
2018	380
2019	520
2020	445
2021	420
2022	1,122
2023	485
2024	296
2025	1,344

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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 20	181
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1