Weather Records on 28 December 1962

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1962. Highest significance: Menindee Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 December 1962

On 28 December 1962, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 462 daily.
Menindee Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 28 December 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 28 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkawatt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Merbein Csiro Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Underbool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Werrimull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pen	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meringur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merrinee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fortland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.6 mm (9.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Top Hut)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nandaly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Florieton (Bundey Bore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merbein Srwsc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poco Preto (Dae) E2-004	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	149.5 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meilman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jedburgh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bakara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 298, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 28 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 28 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

427 broken records

Margins by which the 427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1962

Top 20 records on 28 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1962	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1962	Pooncarie Mail Agency, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1962	Bourke (Yanda), AU	all-time rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Lake Muir, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Wilkawatt Post Office, AU	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Merbein Csiro Research Station, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Mount Marlow, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Underbool, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Werrimull, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Pen, IN	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Woolgangi, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Kyabra, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Willah, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Pinnaroo, AU	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Wentworth Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Meringur, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Geranium, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1962	Merrinee, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	47 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 480 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	356
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	2