Weather Records on 28 December 1968

1,258 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1968. Highest significance: Meadville 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1968

On 28 December 1968, 1,258 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 464 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 28 were all-time records, 133 monthly and 1,097 daily.
Meadville 1 S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 28 December 1968.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

1,258 stations

1,258 station records on 28 December 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Colfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Acude Nova Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sivagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Simplicio Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chintalapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anatone	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,258 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 254, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 210, Heaviest daily rainfall 450, Heaviest daily snowfall 196, Deepest snow cover 98.

Records on 28 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	254
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	210
Heaviest daily rainfall	450
Heaviest daily snowfall	196
Deepest snow cover	98

Records on 28 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 28, monthly 133, daily 1,097.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,072 broken records

Margins by which the 1,072 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1968

Top 20 records on 28 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1968	Meadville 1 S, US	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1968	Colfax, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1968	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1968	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1968	Acude Nova Floresta, BR	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Toronto, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Tionesta 2 SE Lake, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Defiance, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Chippewa Lake, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Jamestown 2 NW, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Harrison, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Tiffin, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Saanichton Cda, CA	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Delaware, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Millport 4 NE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Sivagiri, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1968	Simplicio Mendes, BR	monthly rain	127.6 mm (5.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	51 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 1,258 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	966
50 to 100	65
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1