Weather Records on 27 December 1950

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1950. Highest significance: Zamana, IN.

Key Facts for 27 December 1950

On 27 December 1950, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 440 daily.
Zamana set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 27 December 1950.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 27 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zamana	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Modderrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hoshangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 27 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 27 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 440.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1950

Top 20 records on 27 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1950	Zamana, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Manjimup, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Harrai, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Springfields, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Lichtentanne, DE	all-time snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Modderrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Badplaas (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Hermannsburg, AU	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Dresden Wahnsdorf, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Hoshangabad, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Freeport, US	all-time low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1950	Clayoquot, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1950	Goderich, CA	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1950	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	monthly snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1950	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1950	Osage, US	monthly low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	49 years	33 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 481 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 25	367
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1