Weather Records on 27 December 1973

819 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1973. Highest significance: Balmoral, AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 1973

On 27 December 1973, 819 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 801 daily.
Balmoral set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 27 December 1973.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

819 stations

819 station records on 27 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balmoral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barker 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy Carbona	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halfway	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

819 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Heaviest daily snowfall 154, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 27 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	154
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 27 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

677 broken records

Margins by which the 677 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1973

Top 20 records on 27 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1973	Balmoral, AU	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1973	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	83 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1973	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Prestwood Station, AU	daily rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Delungra Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Pomeroy, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Gordon Downs, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Anna Plains, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Ritzville 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Peakvale Station, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Barker 4 NE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Longmire Rainier Nps, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Mtn Home, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Patterson, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1973	Creekside, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 819 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 1973-12-27: 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	619
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3