Weather Records on 27 December 1927

175 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1927. Highest significance: Wrixum/Fohr, DE.

Key Facts for 27 December 1927

On 27 December 1927, 175 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 172 daily.
Wrixum/Fohr set a daily record snow depth of 10.0 cm (3.9 in) on 27 December 1927.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 542 records.

Record Map

175 stations

175 station records on 27 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

175 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 27 December 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 27 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 172.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

153 broken records

Margins by which the 153 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1927

Top 20 records on 27 December 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1927	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low min	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	9.2 C (16.6 F)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	St Cloud State Clg, US	monthly snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Cheviot Fells, ZA	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	7 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Gavle, SE	daily low min	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	The Dalles, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Crosbyton, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Waukomis, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Dumble, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Independence, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Mason City, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1927	Vysnij Volocek, RU	monthly rain	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	5 years	19 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 175 records.

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

Records on 12-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	2
1810	1
1839	2
1845	1
1849	1
1860	2
1862	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	3
1875	1
1876	2
1881	1
1882	2
1886	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1894	6
1896	5
1897	6
1898	5
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	6
1903	12
1904	21
1905	9
1906	8
1907	38
1908	3
1909	25
1910	13
1911	12
1912	51
1913	24
1914	44
1915	42
1916	43
1917	67
1918	42
1919	188
1920	148
1921	336
1922	37
1923	292
1924	340
1925	509
1926	208
1927	175
1928	282
1929	394
1930	142
1931	314
1932	219
1933	474
1934	199
1935	706
1936	972
1937	241
1938	396
1939	429
1940	526
1941	204
1942	880
1943	246
1944	274
1945	406
1946	878
1947	356
1948	445
1949	730
1950	481
1951	266
1952	118
1953	241
1954	511
1955	533
1956	628
1957	316
1958	425
1959	1,114
1960	385
1961	217
1962	490
1963	243
1964	897
1965	473
1966	715
1967	817
1968	993
1969	778
1970	352
1971	1,207
1972	401
1973	819
1974	782
1975	622
1976	613
1977	815
1978	775
1979	578
1980	1,778
1981	832
1982	1,449
1983	2,382
1984	814
1985	821
1986	484
1987	2,166
1988	1,855
1989	925
1990	880
1991	477
1992	500
1993	1,329
1994	1,122
1995	1,317
1996	1,758
1997	850
1998	924
1999	867
2000	1,392
2001	642
2002	944
2003	1,242
2004	853
2005	913
2006	965
2007	838
2008	1,708
2009	1,005
2010	1,851
2011	1,094
2012	1,118
2013	506
2014	482
2015	2,877
2016	884
2017	1,415
2018	1,039
2019	558
2020	402
2021	1,532
2022	1,025
2023	750
2024	680
2025	1,100

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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 10	128
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2