Weather Records on 28 December 2023

959 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 2023. Highest significance: Flemington 5 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 28 December 2023

On 28 December 2023, 959 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
810 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 947 daily.
Flemington 5 NNW set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 28 December 2023.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

959 stations

959 station records on 28 December 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmoore	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kashi	China	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riegelsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sellersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hilok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

959 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 272, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 538, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 28 December 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	272
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	538
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 28 December 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 947.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

817 broken records

Margins by which the 817 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 2023

Top 20 records on 28 December 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2023	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2023	Leuchars, GB	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Danbury, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Riverhead Rsch Farm, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Putnam Lake, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Wertsville 4 NE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Shuttle Meadow Rsvr, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Blackwells Mills, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Lowville, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	116 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Craibstone, GB	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Conshohocken, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Glenmoore, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	W Branch 3SE, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Waverly, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Lowell, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Hartford Brainard Fld, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2023	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	43 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 959 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 10	764
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	17
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1