Weather Records on 27 December 1960

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1960. Highest significance: Boorhaman, AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 1960

On 27 December 1960, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 378 daily.
Boorhaman set a daily record precipitation of 60.7 mm (2.4 in) on 27 December 1960.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 27 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boorhaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmac Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columinjuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peechelba East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brewster	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Birricannia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 27 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 27 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1960

Top 20 records on 27 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1960	Boorhaman, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Laura, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Virden, CA	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	14.5 C (26.1 F)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Kenmac Station, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Mc Cook, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Grootkuil, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Torrington Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Potter, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Afton Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Columinjuba, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Glendower Station, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Cambridge Downs Station, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	Mount Coolon Hotel, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1960	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 385 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1960-12-27: 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	257
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1