Weather Records on 16 December 1928

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 December 1928. Highest significance: Burlington, US.

Key Facts for 16 December 1928

On 16 December 1928, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 337 daily.
Burlington set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 16 December 1928.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 16 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 16 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 December 1928

Top 20 records on 16 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 December 1928	Burlington, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1928	Columbus, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 December 1928	Temple, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Independence, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Sedan, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Philadelphia City, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Portland, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Toledo Blade, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Karesuando, SE	daily low max	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Lebo, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Norwich, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Ottawa, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Winfield 3NE, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Anthony, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 1928	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	25 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

1793 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 338 records.

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

Records on 12-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1808	1
1810	1
1814	2
1815	2
1835	1
1839	1
1840	1
1846	3
1852	1
1853	1
1859	3
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	7
1897	4
1898	1
1899	2
1900	2
1901	4
1902	17
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	5
1907	30
1908	11
1909	5
1910	38
1911	26
1912	31
1913	12
1914	26
1915	55
1916	31
1917	60
1918	33
1919	52
1920	61
1921	35
1922	62
1923	205
1924	347
1925	93
1926	130
1927	218
1928	338
1929	383
1930	398
1931	168
1932	880
1933	716
1934	163
1935	71
1936	429
1937	351
1938	142
1939	1,014
1940	633
1941	348
1942	550
1943	491
1944	189
1945	478
1946	357
1947	506
1948	775
1949	132
1950	272
1951	987
1952	349
1953	265
1954	305
1955	325
1956	650
1957	478
1958	497
1959	605
1960	393
1961	858
1962	859
1963	484
1964	639
1965	576
1966	417
1967	886
1968	557
1969	205
1970	726
1971	1,540
1972	1,020
1973	823
1974	546
1975	493
1976	526
1977	950
1978	532
1979	528
1980	1,322
1981	1,498
1982	1,208
1983	1,156
1984	1,944
1985	983
1986	485
1987	1,377
1988	605
1989	3,181
1990	753
1991	659
1992	1,408
1993	676
1994	698
1995	714
1996	797
1997	1,260
1998	698
1999	821
2000	1,160
2001	1,197
2002	990
2003	679
2004	510
2005	1,073
2006	1,020
2007	1,301
2008	2,049
2009	1,032
2010	1,585
2011	777
2012	912
2013	762
2014	465
2015	925
2016	1,588
2017	349
2018	624
2019	786
2020	415
2021	1,485
2022	836
2023	841
2024	755
2025	1,820

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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	251
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1