Weather Records on 27 December 1968

993 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1968. Highest significance: Pelee Island, CA.

Key Facts for 27 December 1968

On 27 December 1968, 993 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 334 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 935 daily.
Pelee Island set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 27 December 1968.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

993 stations

993 station records on 27 December 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Callignee South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fumina South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
James Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
James Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Rock Campbell Scientific	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

993 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 425, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 27 December 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	425
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 27 December 1968 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 54, daily 935.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

830 broken records

Margins by which the 830 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1968

Top 20 records on 27 December 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1968	Pelee Island, CA	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1968	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1968	Hajipur, IN	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1968	Beeton, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Ridgetown, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Berrings, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Madison, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Beaver, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Harrow Cda, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Leamington, CA	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Windsor, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Budgeree East (Claremont), AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Callignee South, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1968	Caplinger Mills, US	monthly rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1968. 1968 had 993 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 1968-12-27: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 December 1968
Margin	Records
0 to 100	814
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2