Weather Records on 27 December 1990

880 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1990. Highest significance: Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 1990

On 27 December 1990, 880 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 300 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 834 daily.
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill set a monthly record daily precipitation of 279.0 mm (11.0 in) on 27 December 1990.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

880 stations

880 station records on 27 December 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	279.0 mm (11.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	425.0 mm (16.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	457.0 mm (18.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	375.0 mm (14.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	466.0 mm (18.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mackay M.O	Australia	Record daily precipitation	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	317.0 mm (12.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barnganal Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	281.0 mm (11.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	561.4 mm (22.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	479.0 mm (18.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tierawoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lindeman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	366.0 mm (14.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville Siu Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.4 mm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	317.0 mm (12.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tianshui	China	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Blair Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hecate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	456.2 mm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmeadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	290.0 mm (11.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newbern	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millaroo Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

880 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 154, Deepest snow cover 96.

Records on 27 December 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	154
Deepest snow cover	96

Records on 27 December 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 44, daily 834.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

719 broken records

Margins by which the 719 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 287.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1990

Top 20 records on 27 December 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1990	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	monthly rain	279.0 mm (11.0 in)	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	73 years	79 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1990	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1990	Lethebrook, AU	all-time rain	425.0 mm (16.7 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1990	Calen Post Office, AU	monthly rain	457.0 mm (18.0 in)	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1990	Springfield 2W, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1990	Mount Jukes, AU	monthly rain	375.0 mm (14.8 in)	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	47 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1990	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1990	Collinsville Post Office, AU	monthly rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1990	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	monthly rain	466.0 mm (18.3 in)	192.9 mm (7.6 in)	19 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1990	Mackay M.O, AU	monthly rain	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1990	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1990	Gargett Post Office, AU	monthly rain	317.0 mm (12.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1990	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1990	Barnganal Blue Mountain, AU	monthly rain	281.0 mm (11.1 in)	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1990	Crediton, AU	monthly rain	561.4 mm (22.1 in)	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1990	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1990	Farmington, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1990	Mount Charlton, AU	monthly rain	479.0 mm (18.9 in)	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1990	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1990	Trafalgar Station, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	56 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1990. 1990 had 880 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 1990-12-27: 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 50	607
50 to 100	73
100 to 150	30
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1