Weather Records on 27 December 2001

642 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 2001. Highest significance: Saint Paul Is AP, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 2001

On 27 December 2001, 642 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 344 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 599 daily.
Saint Paul Is AP set a monthly record daily snowfall of 29.0 cm (11.4 in) on 27 December 2001.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

642 stations

642 station records on 27 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.6 cm (21.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caltepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Florida	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenasco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Inselsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ikerasassuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita Tlahuapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srednij Kalar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Froyset	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

642 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 202, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 27 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	202
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 27 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 34, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 2001

Top 20 records on 27 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 2001	Saint Paul Is AP, US	monthly snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	71 years	79 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2001	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2001	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2001	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2001	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	55.6 cm (21.9 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	Webster, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	E Jordan, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	Grand Rapids, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	Aachen, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	Eberbach/Neckar, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	Caltepec, MX	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	Ft Pierce, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	Schluchtern-Herolz, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	Telchaquillo, MX	all-time low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	La Florida, MX	all-time low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	Eau Claire 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2001	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	63 years	40 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 642 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 2001-12-27: 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	458
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1