Weather Records on 28 December 1949

421 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1949. Highest significance: Wapashoe, CA.

Key Facts for 28 December 1949

On 28 December 1949, 421 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 404 daily.
Wapashoe set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 28 December 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

421 stations

421 station records on 28 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merritt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prosser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vananda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jenner	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-54.1 C (-65.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

421 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 28 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 28 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 404.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1949

Top 20 records on 28 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1949	Wapashoe, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1949	Wapashoe, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1949	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1949	Coleman, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1949	Coleman, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1949	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1949	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1949	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1949	Wildeperdehoek, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1949	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1949	Cramond, Albert Fall, ZA	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1949	Babb 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1949	Quinault Rs, US	daily rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1949	Port Alberni, CA	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1949	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1949	Hofmeyer (Mun), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1949	Hypoluxo, US	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1949	Merritt, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1949	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1949	Beaver Mines, CA	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	30 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 421 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	316
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1