Weather Records on 27 December 1929

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1929. Highest significance: Port Victoria, AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 1929

On 27 December 1929, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 312 daily.
Port Victoria set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 27 December 1929.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 27 December 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carrieton (Yanyarrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pandappa Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watalunga Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebung (Vermont Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 December 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 December 1929 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 77, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

359 broken records

Margins by which the 359 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1929

Top 20 records on 27 December 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1929	Port Victoria, AU	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1929	Koonamore, AU	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1929	Yunta, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1929	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1929	Carrieton (Yanyarrie), AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1929	Yacka, AU	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1929	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1929	Curramulka, AU	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1929	Paskeville, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1929	Johnburgh Post Office, AU	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1929	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1929	Moyston, AU	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1929	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1929	Cooke Plains, AU	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1929	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1929	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1929	Callington, AU	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1929	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1929	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1929	Snowtown, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1929. 1929 had 394 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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Data for records on 1929-12-27: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 December 1929
Margin	Records
0 to 10	198
10 to 20	96
20 to 30	38
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	3