Weather Records on 27 December 1975

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1975. Highest significance: Quilpie Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 1975

On 27 December 1975, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 609 daily.
Quilpie Airport set an all-time record daily precipitation of 186.2 mm (7.3 in) on 27 December 1975.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 27 December 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goombie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.6 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glanworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whynot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Alegre de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cargoon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.8 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boatman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sherwood Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 27 December 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 27 December 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1975

Top 20 records on 27 December 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1975	Quilpie Airport, AU	all-time rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1975	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1975	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1975	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1975	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1975	South Comongin, AU	monthly rain	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1975	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1975	Comongin North, AU	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1975	Whyenbah, ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1975	Goombie, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1975	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1975	Dynevor Downs, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1975	Clare, AU	daily rain	141.6 mm (5.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1975	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	10.7 C (19.3 F)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1975	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1975	Glanworth, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1975	Lawrence, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1975	Marshall, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1975	Lima, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1975	Aunet, NO	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	39 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 622 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 1975-12-27: 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	476
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1