Weather Records on 20 December 1928

93 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 December 1928. Highest significance: Buffalo, US.

Key Facts for 20 December 1928

On 20 December 1928, 93 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 92 daily.
Buffalo set a daily record snowfall of 24.4 cm (9.6 in) on 20 December 1928.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

93 stations

93 station records on 20 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

93 records

Records set or tied on 20 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 92.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

77 broken records

Margins by which the 77 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 December 1928

Top 20 records on 20 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 December 1928	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1928	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1928	The Towers, ZA	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 December 1928	Boonara, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Mareeba Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Abbeville, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Magnolia, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Brazoria, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Turkestan, KZ	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Buffalo, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.4 C (95.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 1928	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 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 93 records.

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

Records on 12-20 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1804	1
1805	2
1808	1
1815	1
1828	1
1837	1
1846	1
1855	8
1858	1
1860	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	2
1874	3
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	4
1885	1
1886	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1894	2
1895	8
1896	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	7
1901	8
1902	14
1903	17
1904	9
1905	5
1906	5
1907	11
1908	5
1909	22
1910	17
1911	24
1912	27
1913	7
1914	43
1915	18
1916	45
1917	33
1918	18
1919	25
1920	22
1921	101
1922	88
1923	215
1924	332
1925	96
1926	163
1927	200
1928	93
1929	256
1930	67
1931	536
1932	170
1933	492
1934	265
1935	152
1936	416
1937	181
1938	240
1939	308
1940	965
1941	633
1942	817
1943	193
1944	340
1945	430
1946	327
1947	385
1948	345
1949	1,141
1950	758
1951	926
1952	394
1953	385
1954	416
1955	726
1956	471
1957	1,354
1958	382
1959	142
1960	354
1961	369
1962	475
1963	875
1964	499
1965	353
1966	555
1967	1,370
1968	482
1969	514
1970	518
1971	441
1972	448
1973	1,184
1974	328
1975	610
1976	382
1977	484
1978	910
1979	600
1980	667
1981	1,681
1982	712
1983	2,995
1984	1,411
1985	1,035
1986	321
1987	1,179
1988	760
1989	1,812
1990	1,885
1991	1,172
1992	1,134
1993	1,266
1994	813
1995	1,128
1996	1,448
1997	651
1998	1,110
1999	938
2000	1,150
2001	523
2002	943
2003	1,315
2004	836
2005	515
2006	1,387
2007	986
2008	1,356
2009	1,502
2010	2,055
2011	846
2012	1,131
2013	584
2014	524
2015	1,238
2016	603
2017	688
2018	592
2019	731
2020	554
2021	442
2022	567
2023	1,242
2024	897
2025	1,166

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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 25	69
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1