Weather Records on 28 December 1976

504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1976. Highest significance: Val (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 December 1976

On 28 December 1976, 504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
112 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 487 daily.
Val (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 73.5 mm (2.9 in) on 28 December 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

504 stations

504 station records on 28 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Chibarro (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Novais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosta	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Verde Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caconde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Terra Roxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ukhta Kalevala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hunge	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosta	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Monte Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vila Carmem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

504 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1976

Top 20 records on 28 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1976	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Champagne (Naf), ZA	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Inukjuak Ua, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low max	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Jonkersdam, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high max	36.4 C (97.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Huntingdon, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Usina Chibarro (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Blaauwkop, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Novais, BR	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Langsloot, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Derdekraal, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Rosta, SE	daily low max	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	14.0 C (25.2 F)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Bowdle, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1976	Rangely 1E, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1976	Walker, US	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1976	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 504 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 20	375
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1