Weather Records on 27 December 1930

142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1930. Highest significance: Hagerstown 1E, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 1930

On 27 December 1930, 142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 139 daily.
Hagerstown 1E set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 27 December 1930.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 542 records.

Record Map

142 stations

142 station records on 27 December 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toongabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland (Woodburlie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-52.8 C (-63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

142 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 December 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 December 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 139.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

129 broken records

Margins by which the 129 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1930

Top 20 records on 27 December 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1930	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1930	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1930	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1930	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1930	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1930	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1930	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1930	Great Falls, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1930	Philippi, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1930	Emmitsburg, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1930	Hamburg, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1930	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1930	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1930	Harpers Ferry River, US	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1930	Carlisle, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1930	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1930	Childers, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1930	Fallston, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1930	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1930	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	25 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1930. 1930 had 142 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	87
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1