Weather Records on 28 December 2008

1,435 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 2008. Highest significance: Tres Piedras, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 2008

On 28 December 2008, 1,435 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
828 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,398 daily.
Tres Piedras set a daily record snow depth of 88.9 cm (35.0 in) on 28 December 2008.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,435 stations

1,435 station records on 28 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tres Piedras	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Alexander 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Glen Oak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St John	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carina Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.2 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Round Mountain	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Possum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Headquarters	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cougar 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,435 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 531, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 297, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 28 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	531
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	297
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 28 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 33, daily 1,398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,152 broken records

Margins by which the 1,152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 2008

Top 20 records on 28 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2008	Tres Piedras, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2008	Alexander 4 NNW, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	71 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2008	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2008	Eagle Nest, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2008	Silver Creek Falls, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2008	Bloomingdale, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2008	Glen Innes Ag Research STN, AU	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2008	Hastings, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2008	Cadillac, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2008	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2008	Ivanhoe Downs, AU	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2008	Emmaville (Glen Oak), AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2008	Canjilon R/S, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2008	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	120 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2008	Canby 3 SW, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2008	Wellingrove (Wangalea), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2008	Colville, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2008	Albany, AU	monthly low min	5.5 C (41.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2008	Qionghai, CN	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2008	Taylorville 2SE, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	54 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,435 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	1,118
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2