Weather Records on 28 December 2022

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 2022. Highest significance: Mildred 7 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 2022

On 28 December 2022, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
277 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 524 daily.
Mildred 7 NNW set a daily record snow depth of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 28 December 2022.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 28 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mildred 7 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bellenden Ker Bottom STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Otis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baramossa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Turner 11N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Mesa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Jacket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Senorita Divide #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record snow depth	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kedougou	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitney Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chalk Creek #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 28 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 28 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 524.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 2022

Top 20 records on 28 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2022	Mildred 7 NNW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Pinnacles Np, US	monthly rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Millstream, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	115 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Friant Government Camp, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Bellenden Ker Bottom STN, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Haugan 1 W, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Lichinga, MZ	daily low min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Ft Lewis, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Sonora, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Skukuza, ZA	daily low min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Lee Vining, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Georgetown, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	124 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Spearfish, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Silver Lake Brighton, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Escalante, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Lindsay, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2022	Wessington Springs, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	123 years	40 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2022. 2022 had 538 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 100	420
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1