Weather Records on 31 December 1927

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 December 1927. Highest significance: Pembroke Eddy Match, CA.

Key Facts for 31 December 1927

On 31 December 1927, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 303 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 465 daily.
Pembroke Eddy Match set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 31 December 1927.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 31 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 31 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 31 December 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 31 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 465.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 December 1927

Top 20 records on 31 December 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 December 1927	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1927	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1927	Clontarf, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1927	Clontarf, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1927	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 December 1927	Astoria, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1927	Quesnel, CA	all-time low min	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1927	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1927	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1927	Galway, IE	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1927	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1927	Sheffield, GB	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1927	Tullahoma, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1927	Ottawa, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1927	Blakely, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1927	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1927	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1927	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1927	Toledo Blade, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 1927	Flandreau, US	daily low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 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

1797 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1927. 1927 had 491 records.

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

Records on 12-31 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1799	2
1826	1
1836	1
1842	2
1850	3
1853	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1867	1
1870	2
1872	2
1874	4
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	4
1895	4
1897	6
1898	5
1899	4
1900	3
1901	16
1902	3
1903	3
1904	11
1905	9
1906	31
1907	11
1908	7
1909	5
1910	25
1911	14
1912	17
1913	46
1914	34
1915	32
1916	25
1917	239
1918	24
1919	38
1920	64
1921	130
1922	83
1923	280
1924	113
1925	183
1926	77
1927	491
1928	53
1929	224
1930	58
1931	543
1932	394
1933	409
1934	181
1935	309
1936	567
1937	500
1938	247
1939	298
1940	467
1941	159
1942	352
1943	159
1944	259
1945	210
1946	707
1947	461
1948	591
1949	384
1950	310
1951	1,421
1952	377
1953	410
1954	286
1955	429
1956	216
1957	724
1958	584
1959	414
1960	389
1961	309
1962	810
1963	1,015
1964	388
1965	1,371
1966	326
1967	1,023
1968	1,371
1969	825
1970	579
1971	568
1972	836
1973	1,370
1974	590
1975	791
1976	1,306
1977	641
1978	2,791
1979	448
1980	1,448
1981	786
1982	639
1983	2,220
1984	942
1985	593
1986	616
1987	845
1988	600
1989	506
1990	1,379
1991	703
1992	1,062
1993	718
1994	878
1995	1,151
1996	2,202
1997	988
1998	739
1999	524
2000	1,575
2001	748
2002	1,232
2003	523
2004	1,278
2005	959
2006	2,089
2007	652
2008	656
2009	867
2010	1,544
2011	739
2012	803
2013	606
2014	903
2015	748
2016	678
2017	1,589
2018	620
2019	593
2020	489
2021	1,739
2022	1,497
2023	474
2024	460
2025	760

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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 50	393
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1