Weather Records on 27 December 1921

336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1921. Highest significance: Coan Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 1921

On 27 December 1921, 336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 301 daily.
Coan Downs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 27 December 1921.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

336 stations

336 station records on 27 December 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brewongle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Wilbertree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lohn (Warrigal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

336 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 324.

Records on 27 December 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 December 1921 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 27, daily 301.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1921

Top 20 records on 27 December 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1921	Coan Downs, AU	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1921	Boolcarrol, AU	monthly rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1921	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Merrowie North, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Dundullimal, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1921	Hillview (Ballandry), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	50 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1921. 1921 had 336 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 1921-12-27: 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 20	194
20 to 40	92
40 to 60	34
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1