Weather Records on 27 December 2009

1,005 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 2009. Highest significance: Walgett (Dungalear), AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 2009

On 27 December 2009, 1,005 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 920 daily.
Walgett (Dungalear) set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 27 December 2009.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

1,005 stations

1,005 station records on 27 December 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leadville (Moreton Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parkville (Aroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mission	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Come By Chance Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seabrook Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (the Cuan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tubuai	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gridley	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Glenclair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burcher Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shahat	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kahmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,005 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 270.

Records on 27 December 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	270

Records on 27 December 2009 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 75, daily 920.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

762 broken records

Margins by which the 762 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 2009

Top 20 records on 27 December 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 2009	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2009	Mendooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	121 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2009	Long Flat Post Office, AU	monthly rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2009	W Pt, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	114 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Devils Twr #2, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Leadville (Moreton Bay), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Fairfax, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Sheldon, US	monthly snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Sandy Hook, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	127 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Parkville (Aroona), AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Okemah, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Trenton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Neilrex (Caigan), AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	122 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Hoopeston, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Syracuse, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Perkins, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Weeping Water, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2009	Chandler, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	50 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2009. 2009 had 1,005 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 2009-12-27: 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	622
50 to 100	91
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	2