Weather Records on 28 December 2024

810 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 December 2024. Highest significance: Goychay, AZ.

Key Facts for 28 December 2024

On 28 December 2024, 810 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
621 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 803 daily.
Goychay set a daily record precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 28 December 2024.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

810 stations

810 station records on 28 December 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 December 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hoshangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Wright	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ko Samui	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hardscrabble	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seventysix Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conakry (Aero)	Guinea	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winters	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wildhorse Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tower	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

810 records

Records set or tied on 28 December 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 495, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 December 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	495
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 December 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 803.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

617 broken records

Margins by which the 617 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 December 2024

Top 20 records on 28 December 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 December 2024	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2024	Hoshangabad, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2024	Memphis Intl AP, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 December 2024	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	33.4 C (92.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	126 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	Pekoa Airport (Sant, VU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	Ferris, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	Brocken, DE	monthly high max	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	119 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	Houston, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	130 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	130 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	Brownsville, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	Mount Barnett, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	Mt Vernon, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2024	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	115 years	42 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2024. 2024 had 810 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	1,438
2022	538
2023	961
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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	598
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1