Weather Records on 27 December 1949

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1949. Highest significance: Kent, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 1949

On 27 December 1949, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
516 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 673 daily.
Kent set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 27 December 1949.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 538 records.

Record Map

730 stations

730 station records on 27 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	103.0 cm (40.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.2 C (-56.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 289, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 27 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	289
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 27 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 53, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

617 broken records

Margins by which the 617 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1949

Top 20 records on 27 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1949	Kent, US	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1949	Summerland Cda, CA	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Kulu Halt, ZA	monthly rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Nongoma, ZA	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Pekisko, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Pekisko, CA	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Gingindlovu, ZA	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Fernie, CA	daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Lundbreck, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Seven Persons, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Seven Persons, CA	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	World Trade Ctr, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Marietta 3 NNW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Stockdill Rch, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Gleichen, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Fernie, CA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1949	Waterbury, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	53 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 730 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 1949-12-27: 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	594
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1