Weather Records on 27 December 1928

282 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1928. Highest significance: Eugene, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 1928

On 27 December 1928, 282 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 277 daily.
Eugene set a daily record precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 27 December 1928.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

282 stations

282 station records on 27 December 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

282 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 27 December 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 December 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1928

Top 20 records on 27 December 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1928	Eugene, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1928	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1928	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1928	Elizabeth, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1928	Eugene, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Kennebec, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Armour, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	25.2 C (77.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Dresden, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Garden City, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Sunnyside, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Colby, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1928	Minneapolis, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	25 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

1793 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1928. 1928 had 282 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 20	216
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1