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Weather Records on 27 December 1916

43 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1916. Highest significance: St Albans, CA.

Key Facts for 27 December 1916

  • On 27 December 1916, 43 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 43 daily.
  • St Albans set a daily record snowfall of 16.8 cm (6.6 in) on 27 December 1916.
  • Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

43 stations
Weather records on 27 December 1916 43 station records on 27 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
43 station records on 27 December 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 December 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily snowfall16.8 cm (6.6 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
KievUkraineRecord daily precipitation26.6 mm (1.0 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
HerschelSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord low maximum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WestminsterCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation18.1 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-27.2 C (-17.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation20.0 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord daily precipitation2.9 mm (0.11 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-18.0 C (-0.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SpringbokSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-15.5 C (4.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka HotelAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.8 cm (1.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature15.7 C (60.3 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature13.7 C (56.7 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-37.8 C (-36.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-40.0 C (-40.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

43 records
Records on 27 December 1916 by type Records set or tied on 27 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 December 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 27 December 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 December 1916 by timescale Records on 27 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 43. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 43all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 December 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 43.
Records on 27 December 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily43

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 December 1916 Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 20: 3320 to 40: 340 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 December 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 2033
20 to 403
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1916
Top 20 records on 27 December 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 December 1916St Albans, CAdaily snowfall16.8 cm (6.6 in)15.3 cm (6.0 in)15 years47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1916Kiev, UAdaily rain26.6 mm (1.0 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)1 year43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1916Herschel, ZAdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)21 years27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Burra (Poonunda), AUdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)19 years24 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Camden 1, USdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)24.4 mm (1.0 in)28 years24 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Medicine Hat A, CAdaily low max-28.9 C (-20.0 F)8.9 C (16.0 F)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916St Albans, CAdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Westminster, CAdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Uman, UAdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Orleansville (Chlef), DZdaily rain18.1 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Barrie, CAdaily high max7.2 C (45.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)48 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Somerset East, ZAdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Kologha (Bos), ZAdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Bodalla Post Office, AUdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)10 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Portland Rfc City, USdaily low max-1.1 C (30.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)7 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Edmonton, CAdaily low max-27.2 C (-17.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily rain20.0 mm (0.8 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min21.0 C (69.8 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1916Swift Current, CAdaily low max-22.2 C (-8.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)

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 1916
Records on 12-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 43 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 21798: 21810: 11839: 21845: 11849: 11860: 21862: 11868: 11869: 11872: 31875: 11876: 21881: 11882: 21886: 11889: 31890: 11891: 21892: 41894: 61896: 51897: 61898: 51899: 31900: 41901: 41902: 61903: 121904: 211905: 91906: 81907: 381908: 31909: 251910: 131911: 121912: 511913: 241914: 441915: 421916: 431917: 671918: 421919: 1881920: 1481921: 3361922: 371923: 2921924: 3401925: 5091926: 2081927: 1751928: 2821929: 3941930: 1421931: 3141932: 2191933: 4741934: 1991935: 7061936: 9721937: 2411938: 3961939: 4291940: 5261941: 2041942: 8801943: 2461944: 2741945: 4061946: 8781947: 3561948: 4451949: 7301950: 4811951: 2661952: 1181953: 2411954: 5111955: 5331956: 6281957: 3161958: 4251959: 1,1141960: 3851961: 2171962: 4901963: 2431964: 8971965: 4731966: 7151967: 8171968: 9931969: 7781970: 3521971: 1,2071972: 4011973: 8191974: 7821975: 6221976: 6131977: 8151978: 7751979: 5781980: 1,7781981: 8321982: 1,4491983: 2,3821984: 8141985: 8211986: 4841987: 2,1661988: 1,8551989: 9251990: 8801991: 4771992: 5001993: 1,3291994: 1,1221995: 1,3171996: 1,7581997: 8501998: 9241999: 8672000: 1,3922001: 6422002: 9442003: 1,2422004: 8532005: 9132006: 9652007: 8382008: 1,7082009: 1,0052010: 1,8512011: 1,0942012: 1,1182013: 5062014: 4822015: 2,8772016: 8842017: 1,4152018: 1,0392019: 5582020: 4022021: 1,5322022: 1,0252023: 7502024: 6802025: 1,1001793188919071923193919551971198720032019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 43 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-27 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17982
18101
18392
18451
18491
18602
18621
18681
18691
18723
18751
18762
18811
18822
18861
18893
18901
18912
18924
18946
18965
18976
18985
18993
19004
19014
19026
190312
190421
19059
19068
190738
19083
190925
191013
191112
191251
191324
191444
191542
191643
191767
191842
1919188
1920148
1921336
192237
1923292
1924340
1925509
1926208
1927175
1928282
1929394
1930142
1931314
1932219
1933474
1934199
1935706
1936972
1937241
1938396
1939429
1940526
1941204
1942880
1943246
1944274
1945406
1946878
1947356
1948445
1949730
1950481
1951266
1952118
1953241
1954511
1955533
1956628
1957316
1958425
19591,114
1960385
1961217
1962490
1963243
1964897
1965473
1966715
1967817
1968993
1969778
1970352
19711,207
1972401
1973819
1974782
1975622
1976613
1977815
1978775
1979578
19801,778
1981832
19821,449
19832,382
1984814
1985821
1986484
19872,166
19881,855
1989925
1990880
1991477
1992500
19931,329
19941,122
19951,317
19961,758
1997850
1998924
1999867
20001,392
2001642
2002944
20031,242
2004853
2005913
2006965
2007838
20081,708
20091,005
20101,851
20111,094
20121,118
2013506
2014482
20152,877
2016884
20171,415
20181,039
2019558
2020402
20211,532
20221,025
2023750
2024680
20251,100

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).