Weather Records on 27 December 1985

821 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1985. Highest significance: Dupree, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 1985

On 27 December 1985, 821 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 333 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 779 daily.
Dupree set a daily record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 27 December 1985.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

821 stations

821 station records on 27 December 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Bento Do Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.1 mm (5.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Guarda (Parque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Bento Do Sapucai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Callemondah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponta da Praia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joinville (Rvpsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brasopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pereque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Unity	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Nova Niagara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kuna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cordalba Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

821 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 181, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 171.

Records on 27 December 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	181
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	171

Records on 27 December 1985 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 38, daily 779.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1985

Top 20 records on 27 December 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1985	Dupree, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Sao Bento Do Sapucai, BR	monthly rain	145.1 mm (5.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Columbia 8 N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Lead, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Britton, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Fazenda da Guarda (Parque), BR	monthly rain	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Medina, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Sao Bento Do Sapucai, BR	all-time rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Glad Valley 2 W, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Leon Virgen del Camino, ES	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Richland Ctr, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Raymond 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Callemondah Station, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Ponta da Praia, BR	daily rain	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Yerington, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Joinville (Rvpsc), BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Durham, GB	daily low max	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1985	Caldwell, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	59 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 821 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	593
100 to 200	35
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1