Weather Records on 28 December 1956

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1956. Highest significance: Juneau Dwtn, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1956

On 28 December 1956, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
497 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 665 daily.
Juneau Dwtn set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 28 December 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

674 stations

674 station records on 28 December 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 311, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 December 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	311
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 December 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1956

Top 20 records on 28 December 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1956	Juneau Dwtn, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1956	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1956	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1956	Pakala, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1956	Virden, CA	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1956	Bhabua, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1956	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1956	Darsi, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1956	Rochester, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1956	Wheatfield, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1956	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1956	Podili(Podile), IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1956	Tipton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1956	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1956	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1956	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1956	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1956	Choteau, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1956	Portal, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1956	Wishek, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	53 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 674 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	538
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1