Weather Records on 24 December 1928

167 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 December 1928. Highest significance: Sviland, NO.

Key Facts for 24 December 1928

On 24 December 1928, 167 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 167 daily.
Sviland set a daily record precipitation of 64.4 mm (2.5 in) on 24 December 1928.
Across 152 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

167 stations

167 station records on 24 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

167 records

Records set or tied on 24 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 59.

Records on 24 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

138 broken records

Margins by which the 138 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 December 1928

Top 20 records on 24 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 December 1928	Sviland, NO	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1928	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1928	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 December 1928	Bakke, NO	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Childers Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily high min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Port Arthur, CA	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Moose Factory, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	50 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Hawkwood Station, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Orje, NO	daily rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Malung, SE	daily rain	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1928	Gigoomgan, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 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 167 records.

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

Records on 12-24 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1806	2
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1852	1
1857	1
1864	2
1870	4
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1889	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1898	9
1899	1
1900	2
1901	9
1902	3
1903	5
1904	9
1905	7
1906	26
1907	12
1908	2
1909	68
1910	38
1911	13
1912	33
1913	29
1914	59
1915	51
1916	24
1917	25
1918	95
1919	200
1920	43
1921	142
1922	82
1923	118
1924	369
1925	100
1926	126
1927	81
1928	167
1929	237
1930	95
1931	1,045
1932	849
1933	478
1934	178
1935	225
1936	420
1937	202
1938	157
1939	178
1940	575
1941	589
1942	519
1943	637
1944	300
1945	546
1946	245
1947	370
1948	756
1949	220
1950	633
1951	525
1952	277
1953	512
1954	231
1955	1,334
1956	295
1957	469
1958	205
1959	339
1960	638
1961	415
1962	741
1963	1,191
1964	1,725
1965	766
1966	662
1967	663
1968	946
1969	865
1970	741
1971	543
1972	282
1973	641
1974	793
1975	695
1976	581
1977	952
1978	532
1979	1,100
1980	856
1981	770
1982	1,699
1983	5,032
1984	568
1985	685
1986	736
1987	1,329
1988	712
1989	2,589
1990	2,228
1991	663
1992	464
1993	577
1994	959
1995	1,285
1996	1,287
1997	1,152
1998	916
1999	1,134
2000	707
2001	744
2002	1,056
2003	779
2004	1,099
2005	1,158
2006	925
2007	533
2008	727
2009	1,663
2010	1,316
2011	504
2012	818
2013	866
2014	910
2015	2,438
2016	593
2017	510
2018	208
2019	565
2020	395
2021	1,012
2022	1,334
2023	1,347
2024	467
2025	2,206

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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	115
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1