Weather Records on 27 December 1986

484 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1986. Highest significance: Valencia Estates, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 December 1986

On 27 December 1986, 484 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 458 daily.
Valencia Estates set a daily record precipitation of 130.3 mm (5.1 in) on 27 December 1986.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

484 stations

484 station records on 27 December 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valencia Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Queluz (Centro Saude)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-43.8 C (-46.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abadia Dos Dourados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Descalvado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Hosterwitz	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicontepec de Tejeda (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forquilhinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Larissa	Greece	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Locke	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ceylon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayfern	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schopfheim-Eichen	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reivilo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Royal Golf Club	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Forest Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Pequeno	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pjarnu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.3 C (-44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Mandacaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Armazem Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

484 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 27 December 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 27 December 1986 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 21, daily 458.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1986

Top 20 records on 27 December 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1986	Valencia Estates, ZA	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Queluz (Centro Saude), BR	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Marre-Sale, RU	all-time low max	-43.8 C (-46.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Bajramaly, TM	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Agalega, MU	all-time high max	34.6 C (94.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Kisinev, MD	daily low max	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Mascota (Smn), MX	all-time low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Abadia Dos Dourados, BR	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Amiandos, CY	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Descalvado, BR	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Dresden-Hosterwitz, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Everglades, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Cluj Napoca, RO	daily low max	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1986	Bajramaly, TM	daily high max	20.7 C (69.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	34 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1986. 1986 had 484 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 1986-12-27: 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 20	372
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4