Weather Records on 28 December 1940

836 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1940. Highest significance: Ansonia 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1940

On 28 December 1940, 836 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
543 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 833 daily.
Ansonia 2 W set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 28 December 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

836 stations

836 station records on 28 December 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ansonia 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osbornes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grove City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

836 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 493, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 December 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	493
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 December 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 833.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

698 broken records

Margins by which the 698 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1940

Top 20 records on 28 December 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1940	Ansonia 2 W, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1940	Kriel (Pol), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1940	Storlien, SE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1940	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1940	Elmira, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1940	Coraopolis Neville Is, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1940	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1940	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1940	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1940	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1940	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1940	Greenfield Ctr, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1940	Beaver Falls 1 NE, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1940	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1940	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1940	Murrungowar, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1940	Ivanhoe, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1940	Tg Jiu, RO	daily low min	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	11.0 C (19.8 F)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1940	Karina, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1940	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	28 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1940. 1940 had 836 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 10	635
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	3