Weather Records on 27 December 1964

897 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1964. Highest significance: Lake City 2 E, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 1964

On 27 December 1964, 897 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
439 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 877 daily.
Lake City 2 E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 148.6 mm (5.9 in) on 27 December 1964.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

897 stations

897 station records on 27 December 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Irvingdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Supai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tshatsheni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

897 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 201, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 238, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 27 December 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	201
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	238
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 27 December 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 877.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

768 broken records

Margins by which the 768 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1964

Top 20 records on 27 December 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1964	Lake City 2 E, US	monthly rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Greenville, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Irvingdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Batesburg, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Rico, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Enfield, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Wallaceton-Lake Drummond, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Cape St James, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Weldon, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Bhagamandala, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Smithfield, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Holland 1 E, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Browning, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Kingstree, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1964	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	45 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1964. 1964 had 897 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 1964-12-27: 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 100	751
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1