Weather Records on 28 December 2003

1,228 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 2003. Highest significance: Red Lake Indian Agcy, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 2003

On 28 December 2003, 1,228 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
573 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,191 daily.
Red Lake Indian Agcy set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 28 December 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

1,228 stations

1,228 station records on 28 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sennar	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Highwood 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Traneberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gendalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neihart 8 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Epenarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porcupine 11 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilagarden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 35 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tensleep 16SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Aguajito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead 9 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,228 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 339, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 343, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 28 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	339
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	343
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 28 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 29, daily 1,191.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

979 broken records

Margins by which the 979 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 2003

Top 20 records on 28 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2003	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2003	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2003	Rockypoint 7NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2003	Sennar, SD	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2003	Lead, US	daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2003	Lugano, CH	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2003	Highwood 7 NE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2003	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2003	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2003	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2003	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2003	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2003	Puntilla, US	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2003	Traneberg, SE	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2003	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2003	Tioga 1E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2003	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2003	Richland, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	107 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2003	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2003	Gendalen, SE	monthly rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	49 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 1,228 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	958
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1