Weather Records on 28 December 1932

246 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1932. Highest significance: Yarrabah Comm Council, AU.

Key Facts for 28 December 1932

On 28 December 1932, 246 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 239 daily.
Yarrabah Comm Council set a daily record precipitation of 239.0 mm (9.4 in) on 28 December 1932.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

246 stations

246 station records on 28 December 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.3 C (-49.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.2 C (-42.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Radford	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.4 C (-42.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

246 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 December 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 December 1932 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

201 broken records

Margins by which the 201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1932

Top 20 records on 28 December 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1932	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1932	Rome, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1932	Nord-Rana, NO	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1932	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1932	Kapskarmo, NO	monthly rain	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1932	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1932	Canton, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1932	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1932	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1932	Tobolsk, RU	all-time low min	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1932	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1932	Resaca, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1932	Biser, RU	all-time low min	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1932	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1932	Hvar, HR	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1932	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1932	Valley Head, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1932	Bluff City, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1932	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily low max	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	39 years	23 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1932. 1932 had 246 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	190
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1