Weather Records on 27 December 2011

1,094 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 2011. Highest significance: Barmedman Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 2011

On 27 December 2011, 1,094 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
703 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,070 daily.
Barmedman Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 27 December 2011.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

1,094 stations

1,094 station records on 27 December 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Aviation Museum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.8 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edzna II	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Nexapa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laucala Bay	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Soderarm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Mina 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,094 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 500, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 27 December 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	500
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 27 December 2011 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 1,070.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

945 broken records

Margins by which the 945 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 2011

Top 20 records on 27 December 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 2011	Barmedman Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2011	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2011	Mataranka Homestead Resort, AU	daily rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	Katherine Aviation Museum, AU	daily rain	156.8 mm (6.2 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	Walsh 1 W, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	11.3 C (52.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high max	10.3 C (50.5 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	11.3 C (52.3 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	168 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	8.5 C (47.3 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily high max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	Hardy, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	Charlevoix, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	Edzna II, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	New Milford, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	129 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	10.1 C (50.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	Zugspitze, DE	daily high min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	San Pedro Nexapa, MX	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2011	Corning, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	110 years	42 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 1,094 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	928
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1