Weather Records on 28 December 2001

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 2001. Highest significance: Charlevoix, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 2001

On 28 December 2001, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 487 daily.
Charlevoix set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 28 December 2001.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 28 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.5 cm (26.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Finca la Soledad	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Guzman (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyford	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rothsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hudiksvall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Germany	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shahat	Libya	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huejucar (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Froyset	Norway	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Florida	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soria	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drummond Aviation	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rastatt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atemajac de Brizuela	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Blas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beira	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weiskirchen/Saar	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernabe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Cuyo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Braganca	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nianfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Fork Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 28 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 28 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 497.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 2001

Top 20 records on 28 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2001	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2001	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Eberbach/Neckar, DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Allegan 5NE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	66.5 cm (26.2 in)	49.7 cm (19.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Petoskey, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Ennis, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Siegen (Klaranlage), DE	monthly snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Buffalo, US	all-time snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Giles Meteorological Office, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Kronach, DE	monthly snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2001	Williamston 3NE, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2001	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2001	Colusa 2 SSW, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2001	Ohringen, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 514 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	378
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1