Weather Records on 27 December 1987

2,166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1987. Highest significance: Chugwater, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 1987

On 27 December 1987, 2,166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
873 were record highs and 590 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 2,081 daily.
Chugwater set a daily record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 27 December 1987.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 528 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 27 December 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.5 cm (18.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eyre (Mulka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mulgathing)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mobella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Curtin Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Florida	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,166 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 453, Lowest daily maximum 321, Highest daily minimum 420, Lowest daily minimum 269, Heaviest daily rainfall 387, Heaviest daily snowfall 184, Deepest snow cover 132.

Records on 27 December 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	453
Lowest daily maximum	321
Highest daily minimum	420
Lowest daily minimum	269
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	184
Deepest snow cover	132

Records on 27 December 1987 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 78, daily 2,081.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,829 broken records

Margins by which the 1,829 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1987

Top 20 records on 27 December 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1987	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1987	Haigler, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1987	Elk Mtn, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.2 cm (6.8 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1987	Valentine Nwr, US	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1987	Howard, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1987	Valentine Miller Fld AP, US	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1987	Oelrichs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1987	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1987	Holly, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1987	La Grange, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1987	Hamilton Station, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1987	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	21.9 cm (8.6 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1987	Valentine Miller Fld AP, US	monthly snowfall	46.5 cm (18.3 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1987	Lake Eyre (Mulka), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1987	De Smet, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1987	Midland, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1987	Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	105 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1987	Anson, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1987	Minjilky, KZ	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1987	Muloorina Station (Muloorina H, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	90 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1987. 1987 had 2,166 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 50	1,652
50 to 100	110
100 to 150	43
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1