Weather Records on 28 December 1931

224 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1931. Highest significance: Bathurst, CA.

Key Facts for 28 December 1931

On 28 December 1931, 224 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 221 daily.
Bathurst set a daily record snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 28 December 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

224 stations

224 station records on 28 December 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

224 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 28 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 221.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

169 broken records

Margins by which the 169 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1931

Top 20 records on 28 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1931	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1931	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1931	Independence, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1931	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1931	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1931	Attarikhat, IN	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1931	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1931	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1931	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1931	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1931	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1931	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1931	Port Arthur, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1931	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1931	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1931	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1931	Mazbat(Majbat), IN	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1931	Bedetti(Behali), IN	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1931	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1931	Singimari, IN	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	29 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1931. 1931 had 224 records.

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

Records on 12-28 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1794	2
1803	1
1806	2
1810	1
1822	2
1824	2
1829	1
1839	3
1842	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1859	2
1864	1
1866	1
1871	2
1872	3
1876	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	2
1882	6
1885	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	6
1897	3
1898	3
1899	4
1900	10
1901	5
1902	6
1903	14
1904	13
1905	19
1906	14
1907	71
1908	19
1909	19
1910	10
1911	9
1912	43
1913	18
1914	41
1915	37
1916	60
1917	73
1918	24
1919	238
1920	52
1921	139
1922	114
1923	159
1924	478
1925	293
1926	236
1927	426
1928	310
1929	489
1930	96
1931	224
1932	246
1933	322
1934	295
1935	371
1936	681
1937	284
1938	161
1939	237
1940	836
1941	159
1942	660
1943	311
1944	240
1945	463
1946	1,328
1947	248
1948	482
1949	421
1950	340
1951	287
1952	102
1953	233
1954	867
1955	521
1956	674
1957	333
1958	489
1959	850
1960	379
1961	361
1962	480
1963	267
1964	614
1965	344
1966	998
1967	756
1968	1,258
1969	713
1970	468
1971	936
1972	425
1973	535
1974	661
1975	642
1976	504
1977	887
1978	865
1979	787
1980	1,303
1981	773
1982	2,226
1983	2,343
1984	2,118
1985	725
1986	553
1987	1,589
1988	1,575
1989	630
1990	1,275
1991	547
1992	915
1993	1,129
1994	1,128
1995	1,214
1996	1,762
1997	898
1998	812
1999	1,102
2000	1,873
2001	514
2002	846
2003	1,228
2004	912
2005	908
2006	842
2007	1,014
2008	1,435
2009	1,070
2010	1,423
2011	754
2012	514
2013	579
2014	525
2015	2,085
2016	732
2017	1,560
2018	811
2019	712
2020	394
2021	1,439
2022	538
2023	959
2024	810
2025	841

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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 50	168
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1