Weather Records on 28 December 2013

579 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 2013. Highest significance: N Fk Rs, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 2013

On 28 December 2013, 579 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
437 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 574 daily.
N Fk Rs set a daily record high maximum temperature of 24.4 C (75.9 F) on 28 December 2013.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

579 stations

579 station records on 28 December 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cacalutlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seychelles Internat	Seychelles	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Axtell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhneudinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Content 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verkhneuralsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bolshoe Goloustnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eikanger - Myr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Balagansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Onega	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brohovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandberg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vyborg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saran-Paul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berezovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa Wtr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

579 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 28 December 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 28 December 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 574.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

492 broken records

Margins by which the 492 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 2013

Top 20 records on 28 December 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2013	N Fk Rs, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	Cacalutlan, MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high min	0.9 C (33.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	123 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	Seychelles Internat, SC	daily rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	W Pt, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	Chaco Canyon Natl Mon, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	Stadlandet, NO	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	Axtell, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	Nizhneudinsk, RU	daily high min	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	Content 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	Honokaa Town 215, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	Tallinn, EE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	Halmstad, SE	daily high min	5.1 C (41.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	Mobile Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	Hvar, HR	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	3.4 C (38.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2013	Tafjord, NO	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2013	Cairns Aero, AU	daily low min	19.9 C (67.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2013	Lajas Substn, PR	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 2013	Verkhneuralsk, RU	daily high max	5.1 C (41.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	74 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2013. 2013 had 579 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	482
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1