Weather Records on 28 December 1986

553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1986. Highest significance: Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE.

Key Facts for 28 December 1986

On 28 December 1986, 553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 521 daily.
Doberlug-Kirchhain set a daily record precipitation of 26.6 mm (1.0 in) on 28 December 1986.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

553 stations

553 station records on 28 December 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Herrnhut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urdzhar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenio Lefevre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dippoldiswalde-Reinberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salitre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annaberg-Buchholz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-45.1 C (-49.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Kamennyj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-46.8 C (-52.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Kamennyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.8 C (-57.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Unterluss	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

553 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 28 December 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 28 December 1986 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 27, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1986

Top 20 records on 28 December 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1986	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Germiston-Fj Payne Park, ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Herrnhut, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Urdzhar, KZ	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Ze da Rosa, BR	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Imperial, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Clarens (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Marienberg-Reitzenhain, DE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Rooikop, ZA	monthly rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Eugenio Lefevre, BR	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Una (Agr), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1986	Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry, ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	38 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1986. 1986 had 553 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 20	453
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2