Weather Records on 27 December 1944

274 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1944. Highest significance: Mount Forest, CA.

Key Facts for 27 December 1944

On 27 December 1944, 274 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 264 daily.
Mount Forest set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 27 December 1944.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

274 stations

274 station records on 27 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flint	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargil	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbank 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

274 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 27 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 27 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1944

Top 20 records on 27 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1944	Mount Forest, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1944	Toronto Agincourt, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1944	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1944	Lennoxville, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1944	Miami, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1944	Brockville, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1944	Sherbrooke, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1944	Lennoxville, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1944	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1944	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1944	Sherbrooke, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1944	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1944	Hamilton, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1944	Bay City, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1944	Flint, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1944	Longview, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1944	Itabaianinha, BR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1944	Viroqua, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1944	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1944	Marengo, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	24 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 274 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 1944-12-27: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	180
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1