Weather Records on 27 December 1953

241 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1953. Highest significance: Moola Bulla, AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 1953

On 27 December 1953, 241 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 236 daily.
Moola Bulla set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 27 December 1953.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

241 stations

241 station records on 27 December 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clearlake Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

241 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 236.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

198 broken records

Margins by which the 198 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1953

Top 20 records on 27 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1953	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1953	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1953	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1953	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1953	Berkeley, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1953	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1953	Oakland, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1953	Poortjie, ZA	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1953	Henichesk, UA	monthly low min	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1953	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1953	Kulu, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1953	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1953	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1953	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1953	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1953	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1953	Yabba Station, AU	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1953	Hawthorne, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1953	McBride 4SE, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1953	Calmar, CA	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	32 years	26 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 241 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 1953-12-27: 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 20	173
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2