Weather Records on 27 December 1919

188 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1919. Highest significance: Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 1919

On 27 December 1919, 188 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 180 daily.
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 27 December 1919.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 542 records.

Record Map

188 stations

188 station records on 27 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warnertown (Willow Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Toogimbie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boola Boolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgar Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

188 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 December 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 180.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

179 broken records

Margins by which the 179 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1919

Top 20 records on 27 December 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1919	Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1919	Rennie (Pine View), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1919	Jerilderie (Coree STN), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1919	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1919	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1919	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1919	Springfield 3, AU	all-time rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1919	Hawker (Wilson), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1919	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1919	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1919	Warnertown (Willow Lodge), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1919	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1919	Cudgewa North, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1919	Carrieton (Pamatta), AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1919	Narridy Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1919	Hallett (Old Canowie), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1919	Jimenbuen, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1919	Eskdale, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1919	Carabost, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1919	Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	29 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1919. 1919 had 188 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1810	1
1839	2
1845	1
1849	1
1860	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	3
1875	1
1876	2
1881	1
1882	2
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1894	6
1896	5
1897	6
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	6
1903	12
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	38
1908	3
1909	25
1910	13
1911	12
1912	51
1913	24
1914	44
1915	42
1916	43
1917	67
1918	42
1919	188
1920	148
1921	336
1922	37
1923	292
1924	340
1925	509
1926	208
1927	175
1928	282
1929	394
1930	142
1931	314
1932	219
1933	474
1934	199
1935	706
1936	972
1937	241
1938	396
1939	429
1940	526
1941	204
1942	880
1943	246
1944	274
1945	406
1946	878
1947	356
1948	445
1949	730
1950	481
1951	266
1952	118
1953	241
1954	511
1955	533
1956	628
1957	316
1958	425
1959	1,114
1960	385
1961	217
1962	490
1963	243
1964	897
1965	473
1966	715
1967	817
1968	993
1969	778
1970	352
1971	1,207
1972	401
1973	819
1974	782
1975	622
1976	613
1977	815
1978	775
1979	578
1980	1,778
1981	832
1982	1,449
1983	2,382
1984	814
1985	821
1986	484
1987	2,166
1988	1,855
1989	925
1990	880
1991	477
1992	500
1993	1,329
1994	1,122
1995	1,317
1996	1,758
1997	850
1998	924
1999	867
2000	1,392
2001	642
2002	944
2003	1,242
2004	853
2005	913
2006	965
2007	838
2008	1,708
2009	1,005
2010	1,851
2011	1,094
2012	1,118
2013	506
2014	482
2015	2,877
2016	884
2017	1,415
2018	1,039
2019	558
2020	402
2021	1,532
2022	1,025
2023	750
2024	680
2025	1,100

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Data for records on 1919-12-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	126
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2