Weather Records on 31 December 1928

53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1928. Highest significance: Roebourne, AU.

Key Facts for 31 December 1928

On 31 December 1928, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 53 daily.
Roebourne set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 31 December 1928.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

53 stations

53 station records on 31 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 31 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 31 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 53.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

43 broken records

Margins by which the 43 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1928

Top 20 records on 31 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1928	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1928	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1928	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1928	Ashwell, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1928	Pimlico, AU	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1928	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1928	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1928	Marburg - Warrego Highway, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1928	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1928	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1928	Redbank Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1928	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1928	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1928	Hvar, HR	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1928	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1928	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1928	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1928	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1928	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1928	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	7 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

1797 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1928. 1928 had 53 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 20	29
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1