Weather Records on 28 December 1935

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1935. Highest significance: Roodepoort (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 December 1935

On 28 December 1935, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 365 daily.
Roodepoort (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 28 December 1935.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

371 stations

371 station records on 28 December 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hosanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 28 December 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 28 December 1935 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

306 broken records

Margins by which the 306 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1935

Top 20 records on 28 December 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1935	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1935	Koppa(Balgadi), IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1935	Storm Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Kingfisher, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Ft Smith, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Waterloo, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Harmati, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Elkhart, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Orleans, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Kumta, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Monmouth, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1935	Kingfisher, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	24 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1935. 1935 had 371 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 25	256
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1