Weather Records on 28 December 1960

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1960. Highest significance: Oak Park Station, AU.

Key Facts for 28 December 1960

On 28 December 1960, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 369 daily.
Oak Park Station set a daily record precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 28 December 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 28 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brandwag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manina (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gertruida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lorraine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Doornhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 28 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 28 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1960

Top 20 records on 28 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1960	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1960	Lyndhurst Station, AU	monthly rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1960	Kairi Research Station, AU	monthly rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1960	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1960	Goedemoed, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1960	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1960	Yungaburra, AU	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1960	Atherton Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1960	Bambaroo, AU	monthly rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1960	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1960	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1960	Afton Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1960	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1960	Esmeralda Station, AU	monthly rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1960	Uitkomst, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1960	Bradshaw, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1960	Grootdam, ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1960	Klipfontein"Potfontein", ZA	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1960	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1960	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	32 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 379 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	253
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1