Weather Records on 22 December 1927

101 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 December 1927. Highest significance: Jericho Store, AU.

Key Facts for 22 December 1927

On 22 December 1927, 101 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 91 daily.
Jericho Store set a monthly record daily precipitation of 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 22 December 1927.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

101 stations

101 station records on 22 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

101 records

Records set or tied on 22 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 22 December 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 22 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 91.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

84 broken records

Margins by which the 84 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 December 1927

Top 20 records on 22 December 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 December 1927	Jericho Store, AU	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1927	Bowen Downs, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1927	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1927	Bierbank, AU	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 December 1927	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Pine Hill Railway Station, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Aramac Post Office, AU	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Alice Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Moose Factory, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Alpha Post Office, AU	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Muttaburra, AU	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1927	Graz, AT	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	22 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 101 records.

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

Records on 12-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1804	1
1808	3
1824	1
1825	1
1844	1
1846	1
1855	6
1857	2
1859	1
1860	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	1
1875	5
1877	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	1
1886	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	2
1901	7
1902	9
1903	11
1904	3
1905	6
1906	13
1907	8
1908	29
1909	32
1910	28
1911	31
1912	37
1913	29
1914	159
1915	58
1916	62
1917	12
1918	64
1919	23
1920	36
1921	196
1922	29
1923	267
1924	396
1925	135
1926	188
1927	101
1928	114
1929	285
1930	97
1931	723
1932	219
1933	729
1934	119
1935	536
1936	274
1937	301
1938	248
1939	143
1940	436
1941	850
1942	812
1943	237
1944	624
1945	700
1946	264
1947	445
1948	378
1949	1,063
1950	428
1951	536
1952	447
1953	350
1954	510
1955	1,041
1956	878
1957	425
1958	544
1959	274
1960	1,353
1961	215
1962	521
1963	1,305
1964	1,184
1965	343
1966	279
1967	1,252
1968	1,478
1969	917
1970	984
1971	621
1972	719
1973	1,055
1974	498
1975	647
1976	605
1977	493
1978	363
1979	731
1980	580
1981	1,099
1982	637
1983	4,061
1984	794
1985	867
1986	523
1987	815
1988	699
1989	4,643
1990	3,228
1991	1,034
1992	522
1993	1,087
1994	920
1995	1,130
1996	939
1997	866
1998	1,106
1999	939
2000	925
2001	491
2002	652
2003	1,046
2004	899
2005	880
2006	1,390
2007	1,478
2008	1,000
2009	992
2010	1,632
2011	779
2012	837
2013	1,867
2014	915
2015	1,562
2016	550
2017	488
2018	514
2019	763
2020	948
2021	293
2022	1,047
2023	893
2024	477
2025	1,417

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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	64
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2