Weather Records on 27 December 1947

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1947. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 1947

On 27 December 1947, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 339 daily.
Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 27 December 1947.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 27 December 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swaziland Ranch-Homest	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 27 December 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 27 December 1947 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

292 broken records

Margins by which the 292 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1947

Top 20 records on 27 December 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1947	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1947	Altastenberg, DE	monthly rain	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	all-time snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Aachen, DE	monthly rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Swaziland Ranch-Homest, SZ	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Blue Hill Coop, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Muenster, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Hightstown 2 W, US	all-time snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	New Brunswick Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Hightstown 2 W, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1947	Binalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1947. 1947 had 356 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 50	273
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1