Weather Records on 27 December 1979

578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1979. Highest significance: Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 1979

On 27 December 1979, 578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 550 daily.
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad) set a daily record precipitation of 79.6 mm (3.1 in) on 27 December 1979.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

578 stations

578 station records on 27 December 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fountain	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stonington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Barreirinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Promissao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tapiratiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estacao Experimental	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phillips	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

578 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 27 December 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 27 December 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 550.

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 226.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1979

Top 20 records on 27 December 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1979	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1979	Wisley, GB	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1979	Cheyenne, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1979	Malvern, GB	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1979	Fountain, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	Oxford, GB	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	136 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	Rothamsted, GB	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	Ft Collins, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	Ft Collins, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	Stonington, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	Cotonou, BJ	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	Tennyson, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	Mancos 1SW, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	Springer, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	La Grange, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	Fazenda Barreirinho, BR	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	Promissao, BR	all-time rain	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1979	Kauffman 4 SSE, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 years	40 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1979. 1979 had 578 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 1979-12-27: 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	455
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2