Weather Records on 28 December 2006

842 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 2006. Highest significance: Chester, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 2006

On 28 December 2006, 842 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 317 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 797 daily.
Chester set a daily record snowfall of 10.4 cm (4.1 in) on 28 December 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

842 stations

842 station records on 28 December 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rairden 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nemuro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Potla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Panelas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kitale	Kenya	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maravatio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

842 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 242, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 28 December 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	242
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 28 December 2006 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 39, daily 797.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

633 broken records

Margins by which the 633 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 2006

Top 20 records on 28 December 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2006	Chester, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	95 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2006	Aomori, JP	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2006	Hachinohe, JP	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2006	Rucker Canyon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2006	Rucker Canyon, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	110 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	Rairden 2WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	Busby, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	Lakeview, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	Nemuro, JP	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	Goldbutte 7 N, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	Hakodate, JP	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	Ruxton Park, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	San Pedro Potla, MX	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	Kodiak AP, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	Abashiri, JP	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2006	Fillmore, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	42 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2006. 2006 had 842 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	591
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1