Weather Records on 28 December 1942

660 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1942. Highest significance: Oneonta, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1942

On 28 December 1942, 660 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 636 daily.
Oneonta set an all-time record daily precipitation of 238.3 mm (9.4 in) on 28 December 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

660 stations

660 station records on 28 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	212.9 mm (8.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

660 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 28 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 28 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

572 broken records

Margins by which the 572 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 161.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1942

Top 20 records on 28 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1942	Oneonta, US	all-time rain	238.3 mm (9.4 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	4 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1942	Gadsden, US	all-time rain	212.9 mm (8.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1942	Scottsboro, US	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Canobie, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Guntersville, US	all-time rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Shubuta, US	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	De Ruyter 4 N, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Demopolis Lock 4, US	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Gowrie Junction, AU	all-time rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Troy, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Stamford Station, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Lincoln Lock 4, US	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Uniontown, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1942	Cambridge Downs Station, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 660 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	499
25 to 50	48
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1