Weather Records on 27 December 1972

401 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1972. Highest significance: Dublin Phoenix Park, IE.

Key Facts for 27 December 1972

On 27 December 1972, 401 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 389 daily.
Dublin Phoenix Park set a daily record precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 27 December 1972.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

401 stations

401 station records on 27 December 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mulege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loreto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Poza Grande	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose del Cabo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gouvea	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirarema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glenside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ures (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

401 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 December 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 December 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 389.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1972

Top 20 records on 27 December 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1972	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1972	Mulege, MX	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	Santa Rosalia (Dge), MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	Loreto, MX	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	Loreto (Dge), MX	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	Santiago, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	La Poza Grande, MX	all-time rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	San Jose del Cabo, MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	Braeside, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	San Felipe, MX	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	Gouvea, BR	daily rain	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	Ibirarema, BR	daily rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	Luverne, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high min	31.5 C (88.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1972	Adelaide (Glenside), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1972	Brooks Ahrc, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 401 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 1972-12-27: 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	280
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1