Weather Records on 27 December 1957

316 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1957. Highest significance: Geilo, NO.

Key Facts for 27 December 1957

On 27 December 1957, 316 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 313 daily.
Geilo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 27 December 1957.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

316 stations

316 station records on 27 December 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scranton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ona	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

316 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 18.

Records on 27 December 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 December 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1957

Top 20 records on 27 December 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1957	Geilo, NO	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1957	Taipu, BR	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1957	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1957	Bulken, NO	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1957	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1957	Montrose, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1957	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1957	Millinocket, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1957	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1957	Ripogenus Dam, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1957	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high min	24.9 C (76.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1957	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1957	Berlin, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1957	El Reno 1 N, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1957	Maristova, NO	monthly rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1957	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1957	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1957	Little Falls Mill St, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1957	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1957	Vanersborg, SE	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	58 years	28 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 316 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 1957-12-27: 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	246
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1