Weather Records on 28 December 1952

102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1952. Highest significance: South Comongin, AU.

Key Facts for 28 December 1952

On 28 December 1952, 102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 101 daily.
South Comongin set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 28 December 1952.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

102 stations

102 station records on 28 December 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	216.0 cm (85.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manatu	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Latehar	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Netarhat	India	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Amguri	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.3 C (-53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bishrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lesliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

102 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 28 December 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 28 December 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

82 broken records

Margins by which the 82 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 460.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1952

Top 20 records on 28 December 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1952	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1952	Westland, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1952	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1952	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	216.0 cm (85.0 in)	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Bingara (Derra Derra), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Glendower Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Mungindi (Burrenbah), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	San Jacinto, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Piripiri, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Tbilisi, GE	daily high min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Imperial, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Manatu, IN	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Nymagee (Pyramid), AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	58 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Ranka, IN	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Latehar, IN	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1952	Ellsworth, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	20 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1952. 1952 had 102 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 1952
Margin	Records
0 to 100	80
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1