Weather Records on 28 December 1972

425 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1972. Highest significance: Blue, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1972

On 28 December 1972, 425 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 414 daily.
Blue set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 28 December 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

425 stations

425 station records on 28 December 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elbow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzigoot Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Analandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Junipine	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hughton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reno Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Sailor Jack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cibecue	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenix Indian School	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.3 C (117.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Strongfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kelvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

425 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 28 December 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 28 December 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 414.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 193.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1972

Top 20 records on 28 December 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1972	Blue, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1972	Elbow, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Fort Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Tambe (Itambe), BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Gander Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Rico, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Tempe, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Montezuma Castle Nm, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Tuzigoot Nm, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Rico, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Beaver, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Glenwood, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Sage 4 NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Analandia, BR	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1972	Flagstaff AP, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	35 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 425 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 25	280
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1