Weather Records on 11 December 1927

232 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 December 1927. Highest significance: Chilliwack, CA.

Key Facts for 11 December 1927

On 11 December 1927, 232 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 226 daily.
Chilliwack set a daily record snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 11 December 1927.
Across 154 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

232 stations

232 station records on 11 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Narellan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warkworth 1 Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
North Nicomen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebung (Vermont Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dundullimal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stockinbingal 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

232 records

Records set or tied on 11 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 11 December 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 11 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 226.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

193 broken records

Margins by which the 193 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 December 1927

Top 20 records on 11 December 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 December 1927	Chilliwack, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1927	Kamloops, CA	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1927	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1927	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1927	Ladner, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1927	Bigga (Woolbrook), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1927	Narra Allen, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 1927	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1927	Steveston, CA	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1927	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1927	Astrakan, RU	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1927	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1927	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1927	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1927	Bella Coola, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1927	New Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1927	Atyrau, KZ	daily low min	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	9.2 C (16.6 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1927	Narellan, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1927	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1927	Walnut Grove, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	24 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

1796 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1927. 1927 had 232 records.

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

Records on 12-11 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1808	2
1815	2
1825	2
1841	1
1852	1
1855	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	4
1872	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	2
1879	4
1880	2
1882	3
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	3
1894	1
1895	4
1897	2
1898	14
1899	5
1900	4
1901	5
1902	6
1903	2
1904	28
1905	15
1906	12
1907	30
1908	18
1909	7
1910	31
1911	49
1912	36
1913	8
1914	13
1915	93
1916	55
1917	103
1918	32
1919	40
1920	58
1921	49
1922	143
1923	88
1924	84
1925	81
1926	77
1927	232
1928	111
1929	345
1930	72
1931	762
1932	696
1933	260
1934	480
1935	290
1936	357
1937	839
1938	231
1939	626
1940	302
1941	353
1942	263
1943	196
1944	407
1945	234
1946	717
1947	342
1948	153
1949	1,201
1950	463
1951	261
1952	923
1953	157
1954	492
1955	312
1956	300
1957	517
1958	985
1959	322
1960	746
1961	1,300
1962	723
1963	604
1964	542
1965	1,216
1966	525
1967	945
1968	543
1969	587
1970	617
1971	900
1972	1,514
1973	334
1974	313
1975	454
1976	380
1977	1,182
1978	678
1979	847
1980	522
1981	949
1982	657
1983	971
1984	1,013
1985	1,471
1986	561
1987	639
1988	850
1989	584
1990	747
1991	1,102
1992	1,357
1993	749
1994	1,243
1995	1,837
1996	1,307
1997	1,203
1998	1,012
1999	769
2000	1,584
2001	626
2002	1,139
2003	646
2004	1,166
2005	816
2006	858
2007	1,613
2008	1,312
2009	1,091
2010	1,284
2011	416
2012	618
2013	737
2014	893
2015	1,183
2016	489
2017	670
2018	353
2019	442
2020	517
2021	1,175
2022	679
2023	814
2024	539
2025	1,691

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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 50	179
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1