Weather Records on 12 December 1927

335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 December 1927. Highest significance: Agassiz Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 12 December 1927

On 12 December 1927, 335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 328 daily.
Agassiz Cda set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 12 December 1927.
Across 153 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

335 stations

335 station records on 12 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McDonnell Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
North Nicomen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

335 records

Records set or tied on 12 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 12 December 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 12 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 December 1927

Top 20 records on 12 December 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 December 1927	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 December 1927	Kamloops, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	McDonnell Station, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Cambridge City 3 N, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	New Braunfels, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Florence, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Haskell, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	North Nicomen, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 December 1927	Malvern, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	25 years	21 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 335 records.

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

Records on 12-12 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1802	1
1808	2
1814	1
1825	2
1831	1
1835	2
1846	1
1855	2
1861	1
1863	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1879	2
1882	3
1887	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	2
1893	8
1894	3
1895	1
1896	4
1897	3
1898	20
1899	11
1900	5
1901	4
1902	7
1903	18
1904	20
1905	10
1906	14
1907	8
1908	25
1909	20
1910	39
1911	104
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	46
1916	115
1917	246
1918	33
1919	23
1920	41
1921	63
1922	61
1923	91
1924	130
1925	75
1926	143
1927	335
1928	234
1929	405
1930	45
1931	522
1932	813
1933	358
1934	430
1935	266
1936	142
1937	468
1938	103
1939	418
1940	621
1941	260
1942	257
1943	165
1944	688
1945	212
1946	761
1947	295
1948	282
1949	789
1950	364
1951	175
1952	501
1953	288
1954	696
1955	381
1956	441
1957	1,118
1958	884
1959	464
1960	710
1961	1,481
1962	1,495
1963	439
1964	459
1965	1,045
1966	369
1967	565
1968	727
1969	499
1970	366
1971	585
1972	1,669
1973	397
1974	191
1975	492
1976	319
1977	907
1978	382
1979	1,016
1980	583
1981	734
1982	867
1983	816
1984	808
1985	1,384
1986	408
1987	468
1988	1,030
1989	930
1990	676
1991	1,980
1992	818
1993	887
1994	1,172
1995	2,030
1996	1,391
1997	869
1998	1,103
1999	952
2000	2,510
2001	700
2002	683
2003	537
2004	727
2005	769
2006	886
2007	1,315
2008	1,424
2009	818
2010	1,501
2011	621
2012	684
2013	646
2014	1,040
2015	1,496
2016	530
2017	808
2018	256
2019	418
2020	507
2021	441
2022	767
2023	544
2024	328
2025	1,485

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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	284
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1