Weather Records on 27 December 2008

1,708 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 2008. Highest significance: Frankfort 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 2008

On 27 December 2008, 1,708 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,066 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,647 daily.
Frankfort 2NE set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 27 December 2008.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 531 records.

Record Map

1,708 stations

1,708 station records on 27 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Dodson 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Terry	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kennewick	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Halliday	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hennepin Wtr Trmt Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lukachukai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrabun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Piper City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dworshak Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,708 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 643, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 423, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 152.

Records on 27 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	643
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	423
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	152

Records on 27 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 52, daily 1,647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,341 broken records

Margins by which the 1,341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 2008

Top 20 records on 27 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 2008	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2008	New Salem 5NW, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	91 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2008	Dodson 1 WNW, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2008	Terry, US	all-time snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2008	Eagle Nest, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2008	Canjilon R/S, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2008	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2008	Wallowa, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2008	Silver Creek Falls, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2008	Kennewick, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2008	Halliday, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2008	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2008	Wallowa, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2008	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2008	Albion, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2008	Heppner, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2008	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2008	Hennepin Wtr Trmt Plt, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2008	Mt Ayr, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2008	Richardton Abbey, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	20 years	55 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 1,708 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,282
100 to 200	43
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1