Weather Records on 28 December 2019

712 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 2019. Highest significance: Scandia, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 2019

On 28 December 2019, 712 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 691 daily.
Scandia set a daily record precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 28 December 2019.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

712 stations

712 station records on 28 December 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scandia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Haddam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph Rosecrans Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka Forbes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	330.0 mm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Notla 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirley 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

712 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 28 December 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 28 December 2019 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 691.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

612 broken records

Margins by which the 612 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 2019

Top 20 records on 28 December 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2019	Scandia, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2019	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2019	Ellis, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2019	Hays 1 S, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2019	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2019	Beloit, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2019	Geneva, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2019	Lincoln AP, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2019	Omaha Eppley Airfield, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2019	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2019	Dupree, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2019	Haddam, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2019	Arnett 3NE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2019	Timber Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2019	Natoma, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2019	Emporia ASOS, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2019	St Joseph Rosecrans Mem AP, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2019	Topeka ASOS, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2019	Follett, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2019	Smith Ctr, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	52 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2019. 2019 had 712 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 25	547
25 to 50	38
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1