Weather Records on 28 December 1964

614 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1964. Highest significance: Sprague, CA.

Key Facts for 28 December 1964

On 28 December 1964, 614 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 593 daily.
Sprague set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 28 December 1964.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

614 stations

614 station records on 28 December 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aspen	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aspen	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spruce	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cythera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doornfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Catharinasvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Birdseye	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clowhom Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reno Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

614 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 127, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 28 December 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	127
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 28 December 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

523 broken records

Margins by which the 523 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1964

Top 20 records on 28 December 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1964	Sprague, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Paonia 1SW, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Landsburg, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Elberta, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Aspen, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Aspen, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Spruce, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Rietfontein, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Haskins Dam, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Spicer, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Ephrata, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Stillwater, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Crested Butte, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Adamsonsvlei, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Riddle, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1964	Dryden, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 years	40 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1964. 1964 had 614 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	444
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2