Weather Records on 28 December 1981

773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1981. Highest significance: Hof (Stadt), DE.

Key Facts for 28 December 1981

On 28 December 1981, 773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 743 daily.
Hof (Stadt) set a daily record snow depth of 44.0 cm (17.3 in) on 28 December 1981.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

773 stations

773 station records on 28 December 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hof (Stadt)	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau	Germany	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caixa de Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alzey	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sonneberg-Neufang	Germany	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oy-Mittelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lautertal-Oberlauter	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berus	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kaltennordheim	Germany	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wahikuli 364	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weiden	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mineracao Morro Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jose de Melo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Peixe (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Grande (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.5 cm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kassel	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Konigshofen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kihei 311	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ukumehame 301	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Homberg/Ohm	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amberg-Unterammersricht	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freudenstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	117.0 cm (46.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Sohl Elster	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

773 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 218.

Records on 28 December 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	218

Records on 28 December 1981 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 743.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 850.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1981

Top 20 records on 28 December 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1981	Hof (Stadt), DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Kronach, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Selb/Oberfranken-Wildenau, DE	daily snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Utsira Fyr, NO	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Caixa de Areia, BR	monthly rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Arkona, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Alzey, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Sonneberg-Neufang, DE	daily snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Oy-Mittelberg, DE	daily snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Lautertal-Oberlauter, DE	daily snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Berus, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Kaltennordheim, DE	daily snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Wahikuli 364, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Put-In-Bay, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Wasserkuppe, DE	daily snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Weiden, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Mineracao Morro Velho, BR	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1981	Berlin-Tempelhof, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12 years	41 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1981. 1981 had 773 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	611
200 to 400	15
400 to 600	4
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1