Weather Records on 27 December 1945

406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1945. Highest significance: Hohenpeissenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 27 December 1945

On 27 December 1945, 406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 389 daily.
Hohenpeissenberg set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 27 December 1945.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

406 stations

406 station records on 27 December 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Meja	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Karchana	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poolaijelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	381.0 cm (150.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Penola (Comaum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.9 C (-45.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amyton (Pinda Section 63)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.3 C (-42.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

406 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 27 December 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 27 December 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1945

Top 20 records on 27 December 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1945	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1945	Meja, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Karchana, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Argyle Downs, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Poolaijelo, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Millicent, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Harrow (Post Office), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Narayanganj, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1945	Branxholme, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1945	Ft Ross, US	monthly rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1945	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	32 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1945. 1945 had 406 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 200	351
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1