Weather Records on 28 December 1979

787 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1979. Highest significance: Tribune 1W, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1979

On 28 December 1979, 787 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 750 daily.
Tribune 1W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 28 December 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

787 stations

787 station records on 28 December 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stonington	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.8 cm (19.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Horken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Case Rch 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carpenter 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jarpliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Havelund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Molndal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Havrestrom	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

787 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 390, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 28 December 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	390
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 28 December 1979 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 750.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1979

Top 20 records on 28 December 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1979	Tribune 1W, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1979	Tribune 1W, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1979	Holly, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1979	Cerro, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1979	Haswell, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Stonington, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Russell Springs, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Stradbroke Station, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Homer AP, US	monthly snowfall	48.8 cm (19.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Horken, SE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Eads, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Ordway 4 W, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Lamar, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Longmont 2 ESE, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Fowler 1 SE, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1979	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	79 years	48 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 787 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	619
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1