Weather Records on 27 December 2015

2,877 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 2015. Highest significance: House, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 2015

On 27 December 2015, 2,877 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,880 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 244 monthly and 2,615 daily.
House set an all-time record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 27 December 2015.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 27 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
House	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Maud	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fanshawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Shelbyville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
St Charles 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ochoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Billings 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chickasha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ochoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Friona	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ramsey	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Konawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Picacho	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,877 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,011, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 869, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 639, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 27 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,011
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	869
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	639
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 27 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 244, daily 2,615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,516 broken records

Margins by which the 2,516 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 2015

Top 20 records on 27 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 2015	House, US	all-time snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 2015	Lockwood, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	87 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 2015	Warrenton 1 N, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 2015	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 2015	Casey, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	Pana, US	monthly rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	Fayetteville Drake Fld, US	monthly rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	Alton - Melvin Price L&D, US	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	Edwardsville 2 W, US	monthly rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	Champaign 3S, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	Claremore 2 ENE, US	monthly rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	108 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	monthly rain	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	Gravette, US	all-time rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	110 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	Robinson, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	114 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	St Charles Elm Pt, US	monthly rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	Ragland 3 SSW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	Maud, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	Eldon, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2015	Marshfield 4 WSW, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60 years	68 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 2,877 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 50	2,401
50 to 100	77
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	3