Weather Records on 28 December 1943

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1943. Highest significance: Jacksonville 2E, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1943

On 28 December 1943, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 306 daily.
Jacksonville 2E set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 28 December 1943.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 28 December 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph Wbo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 28 December 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 28 December 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 306.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

279 broken records

Margins by which the 279 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 1943

Top 20 records on 28 December 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1943	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Canadian, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Columbia Wb City, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Decatur Wtp, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Windsor, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Fulton, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Ludlow, ZA	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Carlinville, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Charleston, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Rockville, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Iola, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Hutchinson River, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Hannibal, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Pinedale, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Griggsville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Garnett 1 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Kamalpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1943	Ottawa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1943. 1943 had 311 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	219
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1