Weather Records on 28 December 1961

361 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1961. Highest significance: McAdam, CA.

Key Facts for 28 December 1961

On 28 December 1961, 361 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 337 daily.
McAdam set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 28 December 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

361 stations

361 station records on 28 December 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rapide Blanc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arvida	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-56.1 C (-69.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

361 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 28 December 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 28 December 1961 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 15, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1961

Top 20 records on 28 December 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1961	McAdam, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Holland Wtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Carlisle, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Burkes Garden, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Rapide Blanc, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Buxton, GB	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Tarkio, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Truro Nsac, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Suldalsvatn, NO	monthly snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Munising, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Trafalgar, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Etne, NO	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Buckhannon, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Camden on Gauley 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Marshall, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1961	Arvida, CA	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1961. 1961 had 361 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 50	242
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1