Weather Records on 6 December 1927

107 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 December 1927. Highest significance: Orillia, CA.

Key Facts for 6 December 1927

On 6 December 1927, 107 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 104 daily.
Orillia set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 6 December 1927.
Across 164 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

107 stations

107 station records on 6 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

107 records

Records set or tied on 6 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 6 December 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 6 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 104.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

92 broken records

Margins by which the 92 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 December 1927

Top 20 records on 6 December 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 December 1927	Orillia, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1927	Orillia, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 December 1927	Bird Island, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	Montevideo 1SW, US	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	St Cloud State Clg, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	Chinook, US	daily low min	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	17 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	Bajramaly, TM	daily rain	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	Billings Wtp, US	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	Highmore, US	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	New London, US	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 December 1927	Farmington 3NW, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	32 years	20 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

1804 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1927. 1927 had 107 records.

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

Records on 12-06 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1822	1
1825	1
1827	1
1829	2
1832	1
1836	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	2
1848	1
1856	2
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	7
1871	1
1872	1
1875	3
1876	1
1879	5
1880	1
1884	2
1886	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	8
1893	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	7
1900	6
1901	5
1902	19
1903	7
1904	13
1905	4
1906	23
1907	10
1908	18
1909	26
1910	35
1911	9
1912	109
1913	14
1914	11
1915	63
1916	25
1917	22
1918	34
1919	30
1920	259
1921	20
1922	150
1923	145
1924	159
1925	189
1926	308
1927	107
1928	98
1929	92
1930	481
1931	178
1932	363
1933	346
1934	185
1935	283
1936	524
1937	958
1938	267
1939	918
1940	264
1941	231
1942	509
1943	378
1944	203
1945	241
1946	657
1947	178
1948	396
1949	137
1950	1,419
1951	1,591
1952	229
1953	533
1954	455
1955	345
1956	1,633
1957	362
1958	640
1959	379
1960	707
1961	197
1962	916
1963	391
1964	597
1965	420
1966	1,013
1967	310
1968	356
1969	810
1970	558
1971	545
1972	2,565
1973	482
1974	549
1975	637
1976	643
1977	1,480
1978	969
1979	809
1980	1,108
1981	937
1982	1,277
1983	1,232
1984	1,245
1985	1,087
1986	695
1987	978
1988	660
1989	798
1990	800
1991	743
1992	1,622
1993	485
1994	1,467
1995	1,456
1996	1,093
1997	953
1998	2,750
1999	1,079
2000	1,230
2001	1,520
2002	1,576
2003	1,303
2004	699
2005	1,233
2006	1,097
2007	1,538
2008	913
2009	866
2010	1,364
2011	1,327
2012	848
2013	2,182
2014	615
2015	768
2016	575
2017	402
2018	469
2019	374
2020	549
2021	676
2022	432
2023	1,271
2024	620
2025	640

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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	81
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1