Weather Records on 28 December 1977

887 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1977. Highest significance: Belele, AU.

Key Facts for 28 December 1977

On 28 December 1977, 887 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 361 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 860 daily.
Belele set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 28 December 1977.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

887 stations

887 station records on 28 December 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Maricopa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pattiway	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Xantippe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Esplanada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.1 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buttonwillow	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahi Lower 1054	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Raimundo Nonato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yealering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poco Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kettleman STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barstow	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tambarmering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lytle Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inyokern	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Canyon Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Juncal Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Pines Park Fc83B	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acton Escondido Fc261	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

887 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 193, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 168, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 28 December 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	193
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	168
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 28 December 1977 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 860.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

729 broken records

Margins by which the 729 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1977

Top 20 records on 28 December 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1977	Belele, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1977	Maricopa, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Bloomfield, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Bloomfield, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Burakin, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Glenferrie, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Arizona, BR	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Pattiway, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Xantippe, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Esplanada, BR	daily rain	125.1 mm (4.9 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Buttonwillow, US	all-time rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Westonia 1, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Kemptville, CA	monthly snowfall	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Altadena, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Waiahi Lower 1054, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Sao Raimundo Nonato, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Fairmont, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1977	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	8 years	43 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1977. 1977 had 887 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	708
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1