Weather Records on 27 December 2010

1,851 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 2010. Highest significance: Wharton Creek Station, AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 2010

On 27 December 2010, 1,851 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 506 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 41 were all-time records, 134 monthly and 1,676 daily.
Wharton Creek Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 257.0 mm (10.1 in) on 27 December 2010.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 530 records.

Record Map

1,851 stations

1,851 station records on 27 December 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wharton Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Yandaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mount Kingsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Enfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.6 mm (7.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Possum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.2 mm (8.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bochum	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Borken In Westfalen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Glen Royal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ubachsberg	Netherlands	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Valkenburg (L)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Schaesberg	Netherlands	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Deurne	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dinther	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dillenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Creek 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rostock-Warnemunde	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oirschot	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seabrook Farms	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wyseby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	247.2 mm (9.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alfhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Someren	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,851 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 281, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 225, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 191, Deepest snow cover 550.

Records on 27 December 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	281
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	225
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	191
Deepest snow cover	550

Records on 27 December 2010 by timescale: all-time 41, monthly 134, daily 1,676.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,528 broken records

Margins by which the 1,528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 890.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 2010

Top 20 records on 27 December 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 2010	Wharton Creek Station, AU	all-time rain	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 2010	Murgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Yandaburra, AU	all-time rain	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Mount Kingsley, AU	all-time rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Enfield, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	100 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Rewan Station, AU	monthly rain	190.6 mm (7.5 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	93 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Possum Park, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	87 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Spring Creek Station, AU	all-time rain	210.2 mm (8.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Kalpowar Forestry, AU	monthly rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Bochum, DE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Borken In Westfalen, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Boonton 1 SE, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Glen Royal, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Spring Creek, AU	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Washburn, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2010	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2010. 2010 had 1,851 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 2010-12-27: 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 200	1,503
200 to 400	24
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1