Weather Records on 27 December 1946

878 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1946. Highest significance: Rhinelander, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 1946

On 27 December 1946, 878 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
501 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 844 daily.
Rhinelander set a daily record snowfall of 19.3 cm (7.6 in) on 27 December 1946.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

878 stations

878 station records on 27 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	440.9 mm (17.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily snowfall	51.3 cm (20.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cummins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Government Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Antigonish	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

878 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 325, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Heaviest daily snowfall 60.

Records on 27 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	325
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 844.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

747 broken records

Margins by which the 747 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 386.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1946

Top 20 records on 27 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1946	Rhinelander, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Honomanu 450, US	daily rain	440.9 mm (17.4 in)	386.0 mm (15.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Nelyambo, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Tobermory, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Fogo, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	St Ignace, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Orillia, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Orillia, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Sulphur, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	St Ignace, US	all-time snowfall	51.3 cm (20.2 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Viralimalai, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Cummins, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Nonda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Emsdale, CA	monthly snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Fogo, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1946	Government Creek, US	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	40 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 878 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 1946-12-27: 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 50	716
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1