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Weather Records on 17 December 1927

143 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 December 1927. Highest significance: Buffalo, US.

Key Facts for 17 December 1927

  • On 17 December 1927, 143 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 133 daily.
  • Buffalo set a daily record snowfall of 32.0 cm (12.6 in) on 17 December 1927.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

143 stations
Weather records on 17 December 1927 143 station records on 17 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
143 station records on 17 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall32.0 cm (12.6 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
KurskRussiaRecord daily precipitation30.8 mm (1.2 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-12.6 C (9.3 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord snow depth23.0 cm (9.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-9.0 C (15.8 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-4.8 C (23.4 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
FichtelbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-15.4 C (4.3 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
BrockenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-14.8 C (5.4 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
SavanneCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-4.3 C (24.3 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-4.5 C (23.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-3.8 C (25.2 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-26.2 C (-15.2 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-5.5 C (22.1 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord low minimum temperature-29.6 C (-21.3 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-5.5 C (22.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord snow depth18.0 cm (7.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-DolauGermanyRecord snow depth20.0 cm (7.9 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-ZellerfeldGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-10.8 C (12.6 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt PlUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord snow depth40.6 cm (16.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-16.5 C (2.3 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)GermanyRecord low maximum temperature-7.0 C (19.4 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.1 mm (2.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low maximum temperature-6.6 C (20.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-9.5 C (14.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-9.8 C (14.4 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-8.0 C (17.6 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation20.9 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-KolodezRussiaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NikolaevUkraineRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LowvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SavanneCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PetoskeyUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-5.3 C (22.5 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
KargopolRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-31.5 C (-24.7 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
RocklandsSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation46.5 mm (1.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
CaiwarroAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-7.9 C (17.8 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-KirchhainGermanyRecord snow depth11.0 cm (4.3 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-15.3 C (4.5 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Miles CityUnited StatesRecord snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy MatchCanadaRecord daily snowfall21.6 cm (8.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
MuensterGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-6.2 C (20.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
HusumGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-5.7 C (21.7 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
HusumGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-11.8 C (10.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

143 records
Records on 17 December 1927 by type Records set or tied on 17 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 8. 0204060Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 49Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 44Heaviest daily rainfall: 30Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 8Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 8.
Records on 17 December 1927 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum49
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum44
Heaviest daily rainfall30
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover8
Records on 17 December 1927 by timescale Records on 17 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 133. 050100150all-time: 0monthly: 10daily: 133all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 133.
Records on 17 December 1927 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly10
daily133

How Much Records Were Beaten By

127 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 December 1927 Margins by which the 127 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. 0501001500 to 50: 11850 to 100: 5100 to 150: 3150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 0250 to 300: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300
Margins by which the 127 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.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 December 1927
MarginRecords
0 to 50118
50 to 1005
100 to 1503
150 to 2000
200 to 2500
250 to 3001

Top 20 by Significance

17 December 1927
Top 20 records on 17 December 1927 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 December 1927Buffalo, USdaily snowfall32.0 cm (12.6 in)25.4 cm (10.0 in)4 years45 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1927Kursk, RUdaily rain30.8 mm (1.2 in)25.3 mm (1.0 in)4 years44 of 100 (Notable)
17 December 1927Altastenberg, DEdaily low max-12.6 C (9.3 F)6.4 C (11.5 F)36 years31 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Plauen, DEdaily snow depth23.0 cm (9.1 in)11.0 cm (4.3 in)20 years31 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Arnsberg, DEdaily low max-9.0 C (15.8 F)6.2 C (11.2 F)36 years30 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Galway, IEdaily low max0.6 C (33.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)40 years28 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Vestervig, DKdaily low max-4.8 C (23.4 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)52 years27 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low max-4.0 C (24.8 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)52 years27 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Fichtelberg, DEdaily low max-15.4 C (4.3 F)6.4 C (11.5 F)30 years27 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Brocken, DEdaily low max-14.8 C (5.4 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)30 years27 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low max-0.6 C (30.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)48 years27 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Savanne, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)41 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily low max-4.3 C (24.3 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)36 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Wrixum/Fohr, DEdaily low max-4.5 C (23.9 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)36 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily low max-3.8 C (25.2 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)44 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Sonnblick, ATdaily low max-26.2 C (-15.2 F)6.9 C (12.4 F)20 years25 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Kristianstad, SEdaily low max-5.5 C (22.1 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)30 years25 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Saentis, CHmonthly low min-29.6 C (-21.3 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)9 years25 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Halmstad, SEdaily low max-5.5 C (22.1 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)36 years24 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1927Tranebjerg, DKdaily low max-4.0 C (24.8 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)30 years23 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 on 12-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1927. 1927 had 143 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 21796: 11806: 21808: 21814: 11815: 11839: 11845: 11846: 41847: 11848: 11859: 31866: 11867: 11868: 11869: 21873: 21876: 31877: 21878: 11879: 21881: 21885: 11886: 11888: 21889: 21890: 41892: 41893: 21894: 41895: 31896: 41897: 41898: 21899: 11900: 61901: 51902: 471903: 21904: 141905: 21906: 171907: 91908: 131909: 51910: 371911: 121912: 151913: 211914: 171915: 311916: 211917: 211918: 211919: 1091920: 971921: 941922: 1201923: 1701924: 5051925: 791926: 1721927: 1431928: 3591929: 2211930: 3621931: 2171932: 6841933: 7101934: 2001935: 871936: 5041937: 3791938: 1181939: 1,1261940: 2481941: 2611942: 5071943: 4441944: 1891945: 6211946: 2071947: 2581948: 3161949: 2961950: 2941951: 7731952: 2771953: 2831954: 4091955: 4191956: 4481957: 6861958: 5401959: 5481960: 4921961: 9111962: 6761963: 5311964: 1,2391965: 4821966: 5161967: 1,1211968: 3381969: 2381970: 8201971: 7811972: 6011973: 1,0161974: 3901975: 4741976: 5071977: 1,0241978: 7101979: 9511980: 1,1161981: 1,3541982: 5691983: 1,2641984: 1,6181985: 1,2101986: 7431987: 1,1911988: 4811989: 2,9051990: 8661991: 5771992: 1,4611993: 7611994: 6851995: 9561996: 1,2121997: 1,2791998: 6951999: 9012000: 1,5662001: 1,2622002: 8582003: 7512004: 5542005: 8062006: 1,3072007: 1,1002008: 1,3542009: 9262010: 1,4052011: 4302012: 9422013: 7182014: 3702015: 1,3782016: 1,5212017: 4082018: 4982019: 9172020: 7682021: 9082022: 5952023: 9312024: 5602025: 1,1981793187618991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1927. 1927 had 143 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-17 in each year
YearRecords
17932
17961
18062
18082
18141
18151
18391
18451
18464
18471
18481
18593
18661
18671
18681
18692
18732
18763
18772
18781
18792
18812
18851
18861
18882
18892
18904
18924
18932
18944
18953
18964
18974
18982
18991
19006
19015
190247
19032
190414
19052
190617
19079
190813
19095
191037
191112
191215
191321
191417
191531
191621
191721
191821
1919109
192097
192194
1922120
1923170
1924505
192579
1926172
1927143
1928359
1929221
1930362
1931217
1932684
1933710
1934200
193587
1936504
1937379
1938118
19391,126
1940248
1941261
1942507
1943444
1944189
1945621
1946207
1947258
1948316
1949296
1950294
1951773
1952277
1953283
1954409
1955419
1956448
1957686
1958540
1959548
1960492
1961911
1962676
1963531
19641,239
1965482
1966516
19671,121
1968338
1969238
1970820
1971781
1972601
19731,016
1974390
1975474
1976507
19771,024
1978710
1979951
19801,116
19811,354
1982569
19831,264
19841,618
19851,210
1986743
19871,191
1988481
19892,905
1990866
1991577
19921,461
1993761
1994685
1995956
19961,212
19971,279
1998695
1999901
20001,566
20011,262
2002858
2003751
2004554
2005806
20061,307
20071,100
20081,354
2009926
20101,405
2011430
2012942
2013718
2014370
20151,378
20161,521
2017408
2018498
2019917
2020768
2021908
2022595
2023931
2024560
20251,198

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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.

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