Weather Records on 28 December 2005

908 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 2005. Highest significance: Bryant, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 2005

On 28 December 2005, 908 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
594 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 886 daily.
Bryant set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 28 December 2005.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

908 stations

908 station records on 28 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Redstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Tlazala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hechingen	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Kgw-Tv	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arequipa	Peru	Record low maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Copala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

908 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 332, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 28 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	332
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 28 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

644 broken records

Margins by which the 644 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 2005

Top 20 records on 28 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2005	Bryant, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	72 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2005	Redstone, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2005	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Stockton Fire STN 4, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Tenango, MX	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Coorabulka, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Sulphur Springs, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Paola, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Covelo, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Charlevoix, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Mason City, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Longview, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Paris, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Rison, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Towner 2 NE, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2005	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 908 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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Data for records on 2005-12-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	625
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1