Weather Records on 29 December 1927

350 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 December 1927. Highest significance: St Cloud State Clg, US.

Key Facts for 29 December 1927

On 29 December 1927, 350 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 346 daily.
St Cloud State Clg set a daily record snow depth of 73.7 cm (29.0 in) on 29 December 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

350 stations

350 station records on 29 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blandville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

350 records

Records set or tied on 29 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 29 December 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 29 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 December 1927

Top 20 records on 29 December 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 December 1927	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1927	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1927	Battle Mtn, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 December 1927	Constantine, DZ	monthly low min	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Berrebangalo, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Jackson 4 NW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Galway, IE	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Rio Vista, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Natchez, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Toronto, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Waterbury, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Colfax, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1927	Helena Wb City, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 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

1799 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1927. 1927 had 350 records.

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

Records on 12-29 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1810	1
1824	1
1829	1
1839	2
1853	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	6
1881	4
1882	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	7
1891	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	1
1896	1
1897	8
1898	7
1899	4
1900	1
1901	18
1902	8
1903	10
1904	16
1905	19
1906	14
1907	10
1908	21
1909	18
1910	7
1911	6
1912	52
1913	12
1914	46
1915	47
1916	69
1917	145
1918	33
1919	157
1920	68
1921	60
1922	42
1923	126
1924	119
1925	209
1926	117
1927	350
1928	93
1929	262
1930	96
1931	363
1932	192
1933	479
1934	406
1935	392
1936	552
1937	280
1938	178
1939	272
1940	648
1941	110
1942	458
1943	232
1944	226
1945	497
1946	1,122
1947	310
1948	711
1949	217
1950	286
1951	571
1952	156
1953	205
1954	955
1955	373
1956	563
1957	527
1958	442
1959	251
1960	404
1961	525
1962	754
1963	285
1964	533
1965	634
1966	719
1967	867
1968	1,028
1969	964
1970	694
1971	660
1972	1,001
1973	674
1974	719
1975	646
1976	748
1977	656
1978	1,349
1979	830
1980	959
1981	713
1982	1,565
1983	2,576
1984	2,687
1985	551
1986	752
1987	1,484
1988	1,082
1989	633
1990	1,861
1991	630
1992	1,099
1993	905
1994	965
1995	1,202
1996	2,213
1997	1,114
1998	783
1999	1,207
2000	1,677
2001	599
2002	959
2003	951
2004	909
2005	858
2006	1,219
2007	1,046
2008	753
2009	1,027
2010	1,308
2011	748
2012	805
2013	714
2014	506
2015	1,440
2016	620
2017	1,559
2018	440
2019	1,471
2020	504
2021	1,098
2022	516
2023	900
2024	931
2025	637

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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 100	276
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1