Weather Records on 22 December 1928

114 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1928. Highest significance: Anticosti SW Point, CA.

Key Facts for 22 December 1928

On 22 December 1928, 114 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 112 daily.
Anticosti SW Point set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 22 December 1928.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

114 stations

114 station records on 22 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.1 C (109.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

114 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 55, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 22 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	55
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 112.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

95 broken records

Margins by which the 95 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1928

Top 20 records on 22 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1928	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Oroville 1 N, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Panban, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Warooka, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Murray Bridge Comparison, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Dalveen, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Corny Point, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily high max	43.1 C (109.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Hay River, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Cleve, AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1928	Renmark, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 years	17 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 114 records.

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

Records on 12-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1804	1
1808	3
1824	1
1825	1
1844	1
1846	1
1855	6
1857	2
1859	1
1860	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	1
1875	5
1877	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1886	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	7
1902	9
1903	11
1904	3
1905	6
1906	13
1907	8
1908	29
1909	32
1910	28
1911	31
1912	37
1913	29
1914	159
1915	58
1916	62
1917	12
1918	64
1919	23
1920	36
1921	196
1922	29
1923	267
1924	396
1925	135
1926	188
1927	101
1928	114
1929	285
1930	97
1931	723
1932	219
1933	729
1934	119
1935	536
1936	274
1937	301
1938	248
1939	143
1940	436
1941	850
1942	812
1943	237
1944	624
1945	700
1946	264
1947	445
1948	378
1949	1,063
1950	428
1951	536
1952	447
1953	350
1954	510
1955	1,041
1956	878
1957	425
1958	544
1959	274
1960	1,353
1961	215
1962	521
1963	1,305
1964	1,184
1965	343
1966	279
1967	1,252
1968	1,478
1969	917
1970	984
1971	621
1972	719
1973	1,055
1974	498
1975	647
1976	605
1977	493
1978	363
1979	731
1980	580
1981	1,099
1982	637
1983	4,061
1984	794
1985	867
1986	523
1987	815
1988	699
1989	4,643
1990	3,228
1991	1,034
1992	522
1993	1,087
1994	920
1995	1,130
1996	939
1997	866
1998	1,106
1999	939
2000	925
2001	491
2002	652
2003	1,046
2004	899
2005	880
2006	1,390
2007	1,478
2008	1,000
2009	992
2010	1,632
2011	779
2012	837
2013	1,867
2014	915
2015	1,562
2016	550
2017	488
2018	514
2019	763
2020	948
2021	293
2022	1,047
2023	893
2024	477
2025	1,417

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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	86
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1