Weather Records on 27 December 1958

425 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1958. Highest significance: Dunedin, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 December 1958

On 27 December 1958, 425 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 415 daily.
Dunedin set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 27 December 1958.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

425 stations

425 station records on 27 December 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dingley Dell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (Midkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anupgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.3 C (-51.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.7 C (-46.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmiet, Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.9 C (-36.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

425 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 250, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 27 December 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 27 December 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

372 broken records

Margins by which the 372 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1958

Top 20 records on 27 December 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1958	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1958	Garah Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Aracaju, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Dingley Dell, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Dwarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Mahackala, RU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Westgrove, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Wagenaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Welgelegen(Middlemnt, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Tweefontein, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Campo Largo, BR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Sandfontein (Irr), ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Groenfontein "Montagu", ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Progress, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Yarima, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1958	Nossa Senhora da Gloria, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1958. 1958 had 425 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	371
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1