Weather Records on 27 December 2002

944 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 2002. Highest significance: Eureka WFO Woodley Is, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 2002

On 27 December 2002, 944 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 916 daily.
Eureka WFO Woodley Is set an all-time record daily precipitation of 172.5 mm (6.8 in) on 27 December 2002.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

944 stations

944 station records on 27 December 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Campo 7 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Matfield Green	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Konya	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Booroondarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oxchuc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.7 C (-41.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Table Tops	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orick Prairie Creek Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Diyarbakir	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Equinunk 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Juan Rodriguez Clara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elmo 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toketee Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wonganoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jartai	China	Record low maximum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broadmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jartai	China	Record low minimum temperature	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

944 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 27 December 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 27 December 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 916.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

808 broken records

Margins by which the 808 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 2002

Top 20 records on 27 December 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 2002	Eureka WFO Woodley Is, US	all-time rain	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2002	Nanambinia, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2002	Campo 7 S, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Peck 4 SSW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Matfield Green, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Ellington, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Steelville 2 N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Maya, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Albion Downs, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Edah, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Konya, TR	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Medford Intl AP, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Orleans, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Yakabindie, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Booroondarra, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Oxchuc, MX	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2002	Tribes Hill, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	85 years	47 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 944 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 2002-12-27: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	727
25 to 50	48
50 to 75	19
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1