Weather Records on 28 December 1983

2,343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1983. Highest significance: Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 28 December 1983

On 28 December 1983, 2,343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 695 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 170 monthly and 2,147 daily.
Richmond C/K (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 59.0 mm (2.3 in) on 28 December 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 28 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Socorro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Menzies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mallee Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Picayune	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dugway	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Unity	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tengchong	China	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lincang	China	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,343 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 392, Highest daily minimum 159, Lowest daily minimum 303, Heaviest daily rainfall 569, Heaviest daily snowfall 250, Deepest snow cover 507.

Records on 28 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	392
Highest daily minimum	159
Lowest daily minimum	303
Heaviest daily rainfall	569
Heaviest daily snowfall	250
Deepest snow cover	507

Records on 28 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 170, daily 2,147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,918 broken records

Margins by which the 1,918 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1983

Top 20 records on 28 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1983	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	70 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1983	Oelrichs, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1983	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily snowfall	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	12.1 cm (4.8 in)	95 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1983	Socorro, BR	monthly rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1983	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1983	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1983	Annean, AU	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1983	Maya, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1983	Menzies, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1983	Chacon, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1983	Mallee Vale, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1983	Lower Hay Creek, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1983	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1983	Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1983	Pierce City, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1983	Perkins, CA	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1983	Mae Sot, TH	monthly rain	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1983	Lijing, CN	monthly rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1983	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1983	Noongall, AU	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	20 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 2,343 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 100	1,818
100 to 200	79
200 to 300	17
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1