Weather Records on 27 December 1996

1,758 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1996. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 27 December 1996

On 27 December 1996, 1,758 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 811 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 134 monthly and 1,608 daily.
Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 27 December 1996.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 531 records.

Record Map

1,758 stations

1,758 station records on 27 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Adolphskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Welbedagt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Faith	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cle Elum	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Vale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kykrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierre 17 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chania	Greece	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ph Wainiha 1115	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thorsby Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elwha Rs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	170.2 cm (67.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,758 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 446, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 365, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 241.

Records on 27 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	446
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	365
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	241

Records on 27 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 134, daily 1,608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,452 broken records

Margins by which the 1,452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1996

Top 20 records on 27 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1996	Palermo, IT	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	140 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 1996	Tevredenheid, ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1996	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1996	Olga 2 SE, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1996	Superior, US	all-time snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1996	Welbedagt, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1996	Hazelton, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1996	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1996	Faith, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1996	Cle Elum, US	monthly snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1996	Morgan City, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1996	Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal", ZA	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1996	Clifton Vale, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1996	Stony Creek 2 N, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1996	Kykrug, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1996	Rosalia, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1996	Afton, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1996	South Pass City, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1996	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1996	Ft Pierre 17 WSW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	32 years	52 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 1,758 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 1996-12-27: 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 100	1,374
100 to 200	56
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1