Weather Records on 27 December 2012

1,118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 2012. Highest significance: Columbus, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 2012

On 27 December 2012, 1,118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,085 daily.
Columbus set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 27 December 2012.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

1,118 stations

1,118 station records on 27 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Corbin	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Hazel 2 NE Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenland	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saxton 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Allegany	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sagamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Landing 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dachen Dao	China	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Candor 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,118 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 387, Heaviest daily snowfall 252, Deepest snow cover 144.

Records on 27 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	252
Deepest snow cover	144

Records on 27 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 1,085.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

933 broken records

Margins by which the 933 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 2012

Top 20 records on 27 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 2012	Columbus, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	79 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 2012	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 2012	Nashville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2012	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	107 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2012	Newport, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	121 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2012	Pocahontas 1, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2012	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	97 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2012	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	all-time snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	1.7 cm (0.7 in)	114 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2012	Nashville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2012	Avon, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2012	Oberlin, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2012	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2012	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	109 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2012	Dansville, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2012	Corning, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2012	Greenville Wtp, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2012	Portageville 1N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2012	Corbin, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2012	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2012	Fremont, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	92 years	58 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 1,118 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	719
50 to 100	112
100 to 150	66
150 to 200	27
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1