Weather Records on 28 December 1946

1,328 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1946. Highest significance: Hart 3 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1946

On 28 December 1946, 1,328 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
595 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,277 daily.
Hart 3 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 28 December 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,328 stations

1,328 station records on 28 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mancelona	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eurugabah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lehal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murrayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dhaneta	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Streatham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,328 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 432, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 468, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 28 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	432
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	468
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 28 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 50, daily 1,277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,132 broken records

Margins by which the 1,132 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1946

Top 20 records on 28 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1946	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1946	Poronajsk, RU	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Mancelona, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Boigbeat, AU	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Anakie, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Eurugabah Station, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Morrisons (Ballark), AU	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Fatehabad, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Gaylord, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Bancroft, CA	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Lehal, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Tohana, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Hanover, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Shawano 2SSW, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Deerfield Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1946	Arumpo, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	45 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 1,328 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	1,048
25 to 50	52
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2