Weather Records on 28 December 1985

725 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1985. Highest significance: Dupree, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1985

On 28 December 1985, 725 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 689 daily.
Dupree set a daily record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 28 December 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

725 stations

725 station records on 28 December 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.2 cm (18.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amanbidji	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Gmund-Strassdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wornitz-Bottenweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potter	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raul Soares-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Firme	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

725 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 139.

Records on 28 December 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	139

Records on 28 December 1985 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 689.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

564 broken records

Margins by which the 564 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 1985

Top 20 records on 28 December 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1985	Dupree, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Columbia 8 N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Sterling, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Watertown AP, US	daily snowfall	47.2 cm (18.6 in)	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Green Bay, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Britton, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Glad Valley 2 W, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Vale, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Amanbidji, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Raymond 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Lead, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Healdsburg, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Lowestoft, GB	daily low max	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Buxton, GB	daily low max	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Lodi, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1985	Susanville 2SW, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	85 years	39 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 725 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	489
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	6
350 to 400	1