Weather Records on 27 December 1993

1,329 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1993. Highest significance: Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 1993

On 27 December 1993, 1,329 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 788 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,288 daily.
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road) set a daily record precipitation of 65.2 mm (2.6 in) on 27 December 1993.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

1,329 stations

1,329 station records on 27 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodworth 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Viljoenskroon (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grove (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede (Whitemarsh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taroona (Taroona Crescent)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Plains (Cataract Falls)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Berriedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Valley (Glenrowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,329 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 535, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 253, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 27 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	535
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	253
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 27 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 37, daily 1,288.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,095 broken records

Margins by which the 1,095 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1993

Top 20 records on 27 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1993	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1993	Cegcuana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1993	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1993	Waddamana Field Study Centre, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1993	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1993	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1993	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1993	Woodbridge, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1993	Chardon, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1993	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1993	Woodworth 3NE, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1993	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1993	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1993	Viljoenskroon (Mun), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1993	Grove (Comparison), AU	monthly rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1993	Mitcham, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1993	Little Swanport (Lisdillon), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1993	Stonehouse, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1993	Richmond (Lowlands), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1993	Opossum Bay, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	51 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1993. 1993 had 1,329 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 1993-12-27: 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	1,050
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1