Weather Records on 28 December 1951

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1951. Highest significance: Fairfax, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1951

On 28 December 1951, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 276 daily.
Fairfax set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 28 December 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 28 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caracara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 28 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 28 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1951

Top 20 records on 28 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1951	Fairfax, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Freeport, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Hillsdale, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Hat Creek, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Grand Rapids Wb City, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1951	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1951	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1951	Marengo, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1951	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1951	Tiger Creek Ph, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 287 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 28 December 1951
Margin	Records
0 to 100	200
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1