Weather Records on 27 December 1999

867 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 1999. Highest significance: Cobar (Tindarey), AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 1999

On 27 December 1999, 867 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 819 daily.
Cobar (Tindarey) set a daily record precipitation of 84.0 mm (3.3 in) on 27 December 1999.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

867 stations

867 station records on 27 December 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Penshurst (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moliagul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uriarra Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maroona (Hillenvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kindon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glenalbyn (Brenanah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lauriston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mullheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston (Mount Scott)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte (Bettws-Y-Coed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bullioh (Hindleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte (Lochaber)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tharwa General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Epsom Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

867 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 413, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 27 December 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 27 December 1999 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 41, daily 819.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

758 broken records

Margins by which the 758 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 1999

Top 20 records on 27 December 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 1999	Cobar (Tindarey), AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 1999	Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon), AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1999	Conargo (Willurah), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1999	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1999	Lancefield, AU	monthly rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1999	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1999	Werrina, AU	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1999	Lexton, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1999	Nyngan Airport, AU	monthly rain	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	113 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1999	Penshurst (the Gums), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1999	Epping, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 1999	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1999	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1999	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1999	Kaniva, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1999	Campbelltown, AU	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1999	Gundare, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1999	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1999	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 1999	Naracoorte, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	92 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1999. 1999 had 867 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1999-12-27: 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 20	659
20 to 40	77
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1