Weather Records on 26 December 1927

104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 December 1927. Highest significance: Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 26 December 1927

On 26 December 1927, 104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 99 daily.
Cape Moreton Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 100.1 mm (3.9 in) on 26 December 1927.
Across 153 earlier years (1798 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

104 stations

104 station records on 26 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

104 records

Records set or tied on 26 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 December 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 99.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

92 broken records

Margins by which the 92 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 December 1927

Top 20 records on 26 December 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 December 1927	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1927	Dunwich Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1927	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	all-time low max	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 December 1927	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	monthly low min	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Orebro, SE	monthly low max	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Orebro, SE	daily low min	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Tewantin Post Office, AU	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Biskra, DZ	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Deming, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Yuma Wb City, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1927	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	20 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

1798 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1927. 1927 had 104 records.

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

Records on 12-26 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1806	2
1810	1
1824	1
1835	1
1839	1
1848	1
1852	4
1853	2
1868	1
1872	2
1875	1
1876	1
1881	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	3
1891	1
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	3
1899	10
1900	8
1901	6
1902	11
1903	4
1904	4
1905	3
1906	18
1907	12
1908	13
1909	36
1910	8
1911	48
1912	79
1913	47
1914	135
1915	62
1916	27
1917	41
1918	49
1919	53
1920	84
1921	123
1922	215
1923	302
1924	295
1925	151
1926	148
1927	104
1928	342
1929	190
1930	218
1931	289
1932	395
1933	658
1934	267
1935	659
1936	1,106
1937	170
1938	336
1939	347
1940	535
1941	436
1942	916
1943	344
1944	266
1945	295
1946	458
1947	508
1948	619
1949	310
1950	425
1951	330
1952	148
1953	215
1954	269
1955	668
1956	541
1957	676
1958	401
1959	974
1960	333
1961	352
1962	816
1963	321
1964	1,280
1965	443
1966	327
1967	545
1968	1,019
1969	850
1970	365
1971	1,116
1972	527
1973	717
1974	1,078
1975	1,010
1976	534
1977	757
1978	658
1979	369
1980	2,348
1981	761
1982	1,769
1983	3,763
1984	568
1985	1,102
1986	495
1987	2,414
1988	1,662
1989	733
1990	1,253
1991	679
1992	507
1993	822
1994	1,034
1995	1,426
1996	2,024
1997	1,101
1998	554
1999	1,057
2000	1,390
2001	642
2002	947
2003	730
2004	778
2005	976
2006	866
2007	674
2008	1,119
2009	1,580
2010	1,746
2011	1,019
2012	1,300
2013	480
2014	569
2015	2,352
2016	1,592
2017	719
2018	449
2019	830
2020	402
2021	1,205
2022	1,111
2023	1,127
2024	541
2025	1,661

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Data for records on 1927-12-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	67
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	3