Weather Records on 15 December 1928

388 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1928. Highest significance: Woodside, AU.

Key Facts for 15 December 1928

On 15 December 1928, 388 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
337 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 377 daily.
Woodside set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 15 December 1928.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

388 stations

388 station records on 15 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wayne City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

388 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 312, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 15 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	312
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 15 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1928

Top 20 records on 15 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1928	Woodside, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1928	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1928	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Franklin, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Laghouat, DZ	monthly high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Escanaba, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Raton, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Melton, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Bagdad, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Aurora Water, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Minonk, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Rockville, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Amenia, US	monthly high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1928	Lexington, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	19 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

1793 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 388 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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 10	317
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2