Weather Records on 28 December 1995

1,214 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1995. Highest significance: Wrixum/Fohr, DE.

Key Facts for 28 December 1995

On 28 December 1995, 1,214 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 575 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,161 daily.
Wrixum/Fohr set a monthly record snow depth of 21.0 cm (8.3 in) on 28 December 1995.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

1,214 stations

1,214 station records on 28 December 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lovelock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	146.7 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quadra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elias Fausto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Pardinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taquarucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Real de Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jess Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weddingstedt	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roselandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sankt Peter-Ording	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Argovia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koonadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westerland	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Hipolito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Mor	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xaltianguis (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,214 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 323, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 252, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 138.

Records on 28 December 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	323
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	252
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	138

Records on 28 December 1995 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 52, daily 1,161.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

998 broken records

Margins by which the 998 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 1995

Top 20 records on 28 December 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1995	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	monthly snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1995	Lovelock, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1995	The Warriups, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1995	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	146.7 mm (5.8 in)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1995	Slippery Rock 1 SSW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Quadra, BR	daily rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Ixcateopan de Tlapa, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Elias Fausto, BR	daily rain	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Rio Pardinho, BR	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Armagh, GB	daily low max	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	145 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Berlin 5 S, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Taquarucu, BR	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	El Salto (Cfe), MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Tula, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Bessaker, NO	daily snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	125 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Gardner, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1995	Versailles, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	45 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1995. 1995 had 1,214 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	965
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1