Weather Records on 28 December 1997

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 1997. Highest significance: San Jon, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 1997

On 28 December 1997, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 371 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 877 daily.
San Jon set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 28 December 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 28 December 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Jon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Meade	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Slatteroy Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Nueva	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waleska	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conway Springs 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camel Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 232, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 28 December 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	232
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 28 December 1997 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 15, daily 877.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 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 1997

Top 20 records on 28 December 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 1997	San Jon, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 December 1997	Meade, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Canton, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Newport, US	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Meadowbank, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Ruidoso, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Ft Sumner, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Mullaley Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Melrose, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	San Juan del Rio, MX	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Roswell Ind Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Capitan, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Silver Plains Station, AU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 1997	Poretskoye, RU	daily high max	1.9 C (35.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	98 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 898 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	643
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1