Weather Records on 15 December 1927

235 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 December 1927. Highest significance: Amenia, US.

Key Facts for 15 December 1927

On 15 December 1927, 235 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 229 daily.
Amenia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 15 December 1927.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

235 stations

235 station records on 15 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Power	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

235 records

Records set or tied on 15 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 15 December 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 15 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 229.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

195 broken records

Margins by which the 195 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 December 1927

Top 20 records on 15 December 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 December 1927	Amenia, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1927	Lincoln Lock 4, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1927	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1927	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1927	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1927	Newberry, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1927	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1927	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 1927	Thornborough, AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1927	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1927	Louisville, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1927	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1927	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1927	Abbeville, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1927	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1927	Anderson, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1927	Athens, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1927	Maytown, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1927	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 1927	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	33 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

1793 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1927. 1927 had 235 records.

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

Records on 12-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1810	1
1814	3
1815	1
1825	1
1831	1
1840	2
1844	2
1846	3
1847	1
1854	3
1859	2
1863	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1873	1
1874	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	2
1881	3
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	1
1896	5
1897	2
1899	12
1900	5
1901	21
1902	3
1903	7
1904	9
1905	6
1906	9
1907	10
1908	5
1909	5
1910	4
1911	23
1912	42
1913	13
1914	239
1915	180
1916	40
1917	40
1918	54
1919	28
1920	35
1921	26
1922	65
1923	132
1924	358
1925	187
1926	226
1927	235
1928	388
1929	500
1930	160
1931	284
1932	385
1933	796
1934	199
1935	140
1936	286
1937	310
1938	100
1939	637
1940	464
1941	373
1942	385
1943	486
1944	281
1945	420
1946	521
1947	634
1948	1,239
1949	135
1950	292
1951	962
1952	367
1953	270
1954	413
1955	371
1956	531
1957	304
1958	531
1959	560
1960	313
1961	883
1962	979
1963	670
1964	371
1965	759
1966	275
1967	948
1968	510
1969	352
1970	215
1971	1,739
1972	1,159
1973	615
1974	511
1975	1,230
1976	349
1977	963
1978	499
1979	560
1980	1,085
1981	1,243
1982	831
1983	1,229
1984	1,397
1985	1,077
1986	502
1987	1,740
1988	519
1989	2,753
1990	846
1991	636
1992	1,263
1993	734
1994	676
1995	848
1996	727
1997	1,521
1998	1,216
1999	621
2000	1,154
2001	1,026
2002	831
2003	846
2004	795
2005	953
2006	1,491
2007	973
2008	1,789
2009	930
2010	1,705
2011	780
2012	1,058
2013	701
2014	1,045
2015	1,398
2016	1,024
2017	332
2018	539
2019	547
2020	400
2021	1,182
2022	1,057
2023	794
2024	369
2025	2,115

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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	192
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1