Weather Records on 28 December 1988

1,575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1988. Highest significance: Medina, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1988

On 28 December 1988, 1,575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 573 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,518 daily.
Medina set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 28 December 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,575 stations

1,575 station records on 28 December 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Plooysburg S.A.P.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uitsig	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Inverway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kroonplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pierces Creek Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Motul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yacamunda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bernie	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville Siu Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoita	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,575 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 327, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 246, Heaviest daily rainfall 496, Heaviest daily snowfall 169, Deepest snow cover 123.

Records on 28 December 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	327
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	246
Heaviest daily rainfall	496
Heaviest daily snowfall	169
Deepest snow cover	123

Records on 28 December 1988 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 43, daily 1,518.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,287 broken records

Margins by which the 1,287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1988

Top 20 records on 28 December 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1988	Medina, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1988	Carmi 6 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1988	Plooysburg S.A.P., ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1988	Pocahontas 1, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	116 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1988	Windsorton (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Marshmoor, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Uitsig, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Inverway, AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Beardstown, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Fallon Exp STN, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Lovelock, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Chester, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Jasper, US	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Vevay, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Mulege, MX	all-time low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Kroonplaats, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1988	Lamar 7N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	73 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1988. 1988 had 1,575 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	1,176
50 to 100	85
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2