Weather Records on 17 December 1928

359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1928. Highest significance: Corning, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 1928

On 17 December 1928, 359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 356 daily.
Corning set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 17 December 1928.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

359 stations

359 station records on 17 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

359 records

Records set or tied on 17 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 356.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1928

Top 20 records on 17 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 December 1928	Corning, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1928	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1928	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1928	Camden 1, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Stratford, CA	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	50 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Malvern, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Marion, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Windsor Kings College, CA	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Conway, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Gravette, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Mena, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Hannibal 1 N, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1928	Pana, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	23 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 359 records.

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

Records on 12-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1796	1
1806	2
1808	2
1814	1
1815	1
1839	1
1845	1
1846	4
1847	1
1848	1
1859	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1881	2
1885	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	4
1892	4
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	6
1901	5
1902	47
1903	2
1904	14
1905	2
1906	17
1907	9
1908	13
1909	5
1910	37
1911	12
1912	15
1913	21
1914	17
1915	31
1916	21
1917	21
1918	21
1919	109
1920	97
1921	94
1922	120
1923	170
1924	505
1925	79
1926	172
1927	143
1928	359
1929	221
1930	362
1931	217
1932	684
1933	710
1934	200
1935	87
1936	504
1937	379
1938	118
1939	1,126
1940	248
1941	261
1942	507
1943	444
1944	189
1945	621
1946	207
1947	258
1948	316
1949	296
1950	294
1951	773
1952	277
1953	283
1954	409
1955	419
1956	448
1957	686
1958	540
1959	548
1960	492
1961	911
1962	676
1963	531
1964	1,239
1965	482
1966	516
1967	1,121
1968	338
1969	238
1970	820
1971	781
1972	601
1973	1,016
1974	390
1975	474
1976	507
1977	1,024
1978	710
1979	951
1980	1,116
1981	1,354
1982	569
1983	1,264
1984	1,618
1985	1,210
1986	743
1987	1,191
1988	481
1989	2,905
1990	866
1991	577
1992	1,461
1993	761
1994	685
1995	956
1996	1,212
1997	1,279
1998	695
1999	901
2000	1,566
2001	1,262
2002	858
2003	751
2004	554
2005	806
2006	1,307
2007	1,100
2008	1,354
2009	926
2010	1,405
2011	430
2012	942
2013	718
2014	370
2015	1,378
2016	1,521
2017	408
2018	498
2019	917
2020	768
2021	908
2022	595
2023	931
2024	560
2025	1,198

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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	270
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1