Weather Records on 27 December 1983

2,382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1983. Highest significance: Gabyon, AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 1983

On 27 December 1983, 2,382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 1,069 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 142 monthly and 2,214 daily.
Gabyon set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 27 December 1983.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 527 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 27 December 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dugway	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tengchong	China	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wahikuli 364	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manypeaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tsabong	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salina Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Herkimer	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ukumehame 301	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,382 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 604, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 465, Heaviest daily rainfall 355, Heaviest daily snowfall 175, Deepest snow cover 501.

Records on 27 December 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	604
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	465
Heaviest daily rainfall	355
Heaviest daily snowfall	175
Deepest snow cover	501

Records on 27 December 1983 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 142, daily 2,214.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,932 broken records

Margins by which the 1,932 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1983

Top 20 records on 27 December 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1983	Gabyon, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1983	Holbrook, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1983	Oelrichs, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1983	Dugway, US	all-time snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1983	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1983	Tierra Amarilla 4 N, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1983	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1983	Austin #2, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1983	Caucaia, BR	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1983	Ternej, RU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1983	Frankfort, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1983	Eureka, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1983	Ft Meade, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1983	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1983	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1983	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1983	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	monthly snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	1 year	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1983	Tierra Amarilla 4 N, US	daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1983	Woolgorong, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1983	Dudinka, RU	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	16 years	20 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1983. 1983 had 2,382 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 100	1,845
100 to 200	66
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1