Weather Records on 27 December 1956

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1956. Highest significance: Nellore, IN.

Key Facts for 27 December 1956

On 27 December 1956, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
461 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 620 daily.
Nellore set a daily record precipitation of 159.3 mm (6.3 in) on 27 December 1956.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

628 stations

628 station records on 27 December 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pense	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirnur Nam	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winifred	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jenner	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 265, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 27 December 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	265
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 27 December 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 620.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

511 broken records

Margins by which the 511 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1956

Top 20 records on 27 December 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1956	Nellore, IN	daily rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1956	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Virden, CA	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Pense, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Pakala, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Sringeri, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Markapur, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Ouricuri, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Kavali, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Yungaburra, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Virden, CA	daily high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Venukonda, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Princetown, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Queenton, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Crato, BR	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1956	Ft Benton, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1956	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1956	Gargett Post Office, AU	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	31 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1956. 1956 had 628 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 1956-12-27: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	483
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2