Weather Records on 23 December 1928

137 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 December 1928. Highest significance: Sacramento 5 ESE, US.

Key Facts for 23 December 1928

On 23 December 1928, 137 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 136 daily.
Sacramento 5 ESE set an all-time record low maximum temperature of 0.0 C (32.0 F) on 23 December 1928.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

137 stations

137 station records on 23 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

137 records

Records set or tied on 23 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

113 broken records

Margins by which the 113 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 December 1928

Top 20 records on 23 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 December 1928	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	all-time low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Grantville, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Dromana, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Loch, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Paynesville (Banksia), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily low max	2.0 C (35.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Barkers Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Dynevor Downs, AU	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1928	San Remo, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 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 137 records.

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

Records on 12-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1825	1
1829	1
1840	1
1852	1
1855	1
1860	3
1864	1
1868	1
1870	6
1871	2
1875	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	3
1893	2
1894	5
1896	4
1897	1
1898	4
1899	6
1901	2
1903	5
1904	11
1905	3
1906	16
1907	35
1908	8
1909	59
1910	41
1911	29
1912	36
1913	87
1914	57
1915	59
1916	34
1917	26
1918	51
1919	39
1920	33
1921	219
1922	28
1923	146
1924	257
1925	205
1926	146
1927	100
1928	137
1929	393
1930	141
1931	987
1932	329
1933	734
1934	92
1935	360
1936	370
1937	232
1938	183
1939	264
1940	365
1941	750
1942	534
1943	745
1944	484
1945	752
1946	234
1947	517
1948	528
1949	618
1950	521
1951	405
1952	242
1953	605
1954	348
1955	1,162
1956	496
1957	485
1958	209
1959	352
1960	1,442
1961	320
1962	439
1963	1,391
1964	1,457
1965	653
1966	436
1967	885
1968	891
1969	852
1970	940
1971	695
1972	376
1973	479
1974	611
1975	628
1976	514
1977	663
1978	351
1979	813
1980	516
1981	1,127
1982	1,140
1983	4,533
1984	668
1985	629
1986	571
1987	804
1988	878
1989	3,791
1990	3,241
1991	1,196
1992	504
1993	991
1994	1,091
1995	1,212
1996	1,184
1997	1,016
1998	688
1999	936
2000	746
2001	663
2002	778
2003	766
2004	1,231
2005	903
2006	1,194
2007	873
2008	771
2009	1,073
2010	1,298
2011	735
2012	817
2013	1,235
2014	1,070
2015	1,972
2016	432
2017	621
2018	373
2019	699
2020	916
2021	702
2022	1,426
2023	856
2024	637
2025	1,678

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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 5	88
5 to 10	13
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1