Weather Records on 28 December 2000

1,873 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 2000. Highest significance: Donors Hill Station, AU.

Key Facts for 28 December 2000

On 28 December 2000, 1,873 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 618 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 119 monthly and 1,739 daily.
Donors Hill Station set a daily record precipitation of 222.0 mm (8.7 in) on 28 December 2000.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,873 stations

1,873 station records on 28 December 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Regna_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maylands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Finspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tjallmo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Falkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Simonstorp_O	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon Spring NWS	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.4 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Habo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Constantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Katrineholm_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boremba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuquio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Solway Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Svinhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Birricannia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Valley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,873 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 404, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 214, Heaviest daily rainfall 509, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 343.

Records on 28 December 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	404
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	214
Heaviest daily rainfall	509
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	343

Records on 28 December 2000 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 119, daily 1,739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,454 broken records

Margins by which the 1,454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 2000

Top 20 records on 28 December 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2000	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 December 2000	Bunda Bunda, AU	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2000	Medina, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2000	Wondoola Station, AU	daily rain	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	183.2 mm (7.2 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2000	Regna_D, SE	monthly rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2000	Maylands, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2000	Ft Madison, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2000	Finspang, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2000	Healdton 3 E, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2000	Eddington Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2000	Calarasi, RO	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2000	Tjallmo, SE	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2000	Hickman, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2000	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2000	Falkoping, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2000	Burlington Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2000	Simonstorp_O, SE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2000	Weldon Spring NWS, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2000	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2000	Lerida, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	51 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2000. 2000 had 1,873 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,296
50 to 100	99
100 to 150	33
150 to 200	20
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2