Weather Records on 28 December 2007

1,014 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 2007. Highest significance: Wasco, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 2007

On 28 December 2007, 1,014 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
434 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 990 daily.
Wasco set an all-time record daily snowfall of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 28 December 2007.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,014 stations

1,014 station records on 28 December 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wasco	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	93 of 100 (Exceptional)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Westmoreland	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fukue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bruslee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Himeji	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Otter Brook Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ephraim	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wrotham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Springs 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Owase	Japan	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Ignacio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,014 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 28 December 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 28 December 2007 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 990.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

793 broken records

Margins by which the 793 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 2007

Top 20 records on 28 December 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2007	Wasco, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	77 years	93 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 December 2007	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2007	Westmoreland, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2007	Akron 4 E, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Fukue, JP	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Karval, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Kit Carson, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Rangely 1E, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Booker, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Akron 4 E, US	monthly snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Edgerton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Morgan, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Tres Piedras, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Bruslee, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Himeji, JP	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2007	Ft Ross, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2007. 2007 had 1,014 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	734
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2