Weather Records on 27 December 1966

715 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1966. Highest significance: Holdrege, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 1966

On 27 December 1966, 715 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 703 daily.
Holdrege set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 27 December 1966.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 538 records.

Record Map

715 stations

715 station records on 27 December 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguarari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malhada Real	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

715 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 186, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 27 December 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	186
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 27 December 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

601 broken records

Margins by which the 601 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1966

Top 20 records on 27 December 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1966	Holdrege, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1966	Fullerton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Paonia 1SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Elgin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Concordia ASOS, US	monthly snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Alma, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Boyanup, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Quindalup, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Greeley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Margaret River, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Waroona, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Scott City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Chariton 1 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Smith Ctr, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1966	Tocumwal Airport, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	44 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1966. 1966 had 715 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 1966-12-27: 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 50	503
50 to 100	63
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2