Weather Records on 27 December 1974

782 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1974. Highest significance: Buckley 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 1974

On 27 December 1974, 782 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 758 daily.
Buckley 1 NE set an all-time record daily snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 27 December 1974.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 538 records.

Record Map

782 stations

782 station records on 27 December 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowknife A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holley	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Werk-Met-Lus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mansidao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Smith A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Geraldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

782 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 27 December 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 27 December 1974 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 19, daily 758.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

656 broken records

Margins by which the 656 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 239.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1974

Top 20 records on 27 December 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1974	Buckley 1 NE, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	53 years	79 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1974	Illawarra, ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1974	Cedar Lake, US	daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Arteaga, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Millungera Station, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Yellowknife A, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Hastings 4N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Bremerton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Buckley 1 NE, US	all-time snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Startup 1 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	La Union, MX	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Glenbervie Station, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Wien, AT	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Orleans 2 W, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	McMillin Rsvr, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Kunwarara Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Grapeview 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1974	Startup 1 E, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1974. 1974 had 782 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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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	622
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1