Weather Records on 27 December 1941

204 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1941. Highest significance: Aspen Grove Rch 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 1941

On 27 December 1941, 204 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 201 daily.
Aspen Grove Rch 1 W set a daily record snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 27 December 1941.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

204 stations

204 station records on 27 December 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aspen Grove Rch 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aspen Grove Rch 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

204 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 27 December 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 27 December 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 201.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

165 broken records

Margins by which the 165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1941

Top 20 records on 27 December 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1941	Aspen Grove Rch 1 W, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42.7 cm (16.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1941	Jemez Springs, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1941	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1941	Cumbres, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1941	Gnalta, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	Jerome, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	Jerome, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	Virginia City, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	Ash Fork 6 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	Durango, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	Quebec, CA	daily high min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	Limon 10 SSW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	Luna Rs, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	Kailua 446, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	Aspen Grove Rch 1 W, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1941	Holly, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	46 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1941. 1941 had 204 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 100	156
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1