Weather Records on 27 December 1923

292 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1923. Highest significance: East London -Signal STN, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 December 1923

On 27 December 1923, 292 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 290 daily.
East London -Signal STN set a daily record precipitation of 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 27 December 1923.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

292 stations

292 station records on 27 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puckawidgee Back	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fernleigh (St.Helena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

292 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 27 December 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 27 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1923

Top 20 records on 27 December 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1923	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1923	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1923	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1923	Puckawidgee Back, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1923	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Nymagee (Pyramid), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Sandy Creek Tank, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Quabathoo, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1923	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	22 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 292 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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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	243
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1