Weather Records on 28 December 1965

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1965. Highest significance: Olga 2 SE, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1965

On 28 December 1965, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 336 daily.
Olga 2 SE set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 28 December 1965.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 28 December 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	165.0 cm (65.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sume (Sao Tome)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jutai (Jatoba de Sta.Barbara)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalama 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hornby Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 28 December 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 28 December 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1965

Top 20 records on 28 December 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1965	Olga 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1965	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	165.0 cm (65.0 in)	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Riddle, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Chilliwack, CA	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Martenshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Sume (Sao Tome), BR	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Oregon City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Republic, US	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Grants Pass, US	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1965	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	77 years	36 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1965. 1965 had 344 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 100	279
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1