Weather Records on 27 December 1989

925 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1989. Highest significance: Bau, BR.

Key Facts for 27 December 1989

On 27 December 1989, 925 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 337 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 901 daily.
Bau set a daily record precipitation of 54.8 mm (2.2 in) on 27 December 1989.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

925 stations

925 station records on 27 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	175.3 cm (69.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cristais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iwamizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Arthur	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arrozeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

925 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 150, Lowest daily minimum 222, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 120.

Records on 27 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	150
Lowest daily minimum	222
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	120

Records on 27 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 901.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

714 broken records

Margins by which the 714 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 940.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1989

Top 20 records on 27 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1989	Bau, BR	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Scottsburg, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snow depth	175.3 cm (69.0 in)	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Gormanston (Gould Street), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Renison Bell, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Cristais, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Guildford Junction, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Iwamizawa, JP	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Glenville, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Beaver Is, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Morehead City 2 WNW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Armour, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Creston, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1989	Canton 4 SE, US	daily low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	64 years	36 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 925 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 200	711
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1