Weather Records on 28 December 1971

936 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1971. Highest significance: Tewantin Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 28 December 1971

On 28 December 1971, 936 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
467 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 907 daily.
Tewantin Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 225.6 mm (8.9 in) on 28 December 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

936 stations

936 station records on 28 December 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tullochard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheshunt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.9 mm (9.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benarkin Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Dale West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmore State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Googa Googa Crk Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

936 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 340, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 28 December 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	340
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 28 December 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 907.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

767 broken records

Margins by which the 767 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1971

Top 20 records on 28 December 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1971	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1971	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Tullochard, AU	all-time rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Bald Knob, AU	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Lindfield, AU	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Maleny Denning Rd, AU	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Ourigilla, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Nukinenda, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Hannaford Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Challis, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Bauple, AU	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Somerset Dam, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	217.2 mm (8.6 in)	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Dayboro Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Freewood, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Cheshunt, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1971	Viewmount, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 936 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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Data for records on 1971-12-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	673
25 to 50	53
50 to 75	23
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	3