Weather Records on 27 December 2003

1,242 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 2003. Highest significance: Denton, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 2003

On 27 December 2003, 1,242 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
572 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,177 daily.
Denton set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 27 December 2003.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

1,242 stations

1,242 station records on 27 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Neihart 8 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stanford	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Denton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Loma	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hoek_van_Holland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stanford	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leiden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aalsmeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heemstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ouddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lijnden (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,242 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 333, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 430, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 27 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	333
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	430
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 27 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 59, daily 1,177.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,016 broken records

Margins by which the 1,016 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 2003

Top 20 records on 27 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 2003	Denton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2003	Raynesford 2 NNW, US	all-time snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2003	Shonkin 7 S, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2003	Shonkin 7 S, US	monthly snowfall	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2003	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2003	Neihart 8 NNW, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2003	Stanford, US	monthly snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2003	Denton, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2003	Loma, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2003	Giles Meteorological Office, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2003	Roy 8 NE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2003	Winifred, US	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2003	Valentine, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2003	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2003	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	120 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2003	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2003	Thermopolis, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2003	Roelofarendsveen, NL	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2003	Harlem, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2003	Newhaven, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	28 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2003. 2003 had 1,242 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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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 December 2003
Margin	Records
0 to 100	990
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1