Weather Records on 27 December 2018

1,039 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 2018. Highest significance: Lawton, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 2018

On 27 December 2018, 1,039 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 996 daily.
Lawton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 27 December 2018.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

1,039 stations

1,039 station records on 27 December 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Quinter	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Duluth	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ionia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cedar Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Collyer 10 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Garden City Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Naponee	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kirwin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kalvesta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 10 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,039 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 629, Heaviest daily snowfall 112, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 27 December 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	629
Heaviest daily snowfall	112
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 27 December 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 41, daily 996.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

960 broken records

Margins by which the 960 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 213.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 2018

Top 20 records on 27 December 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 2018	Lawton, US	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 2018	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 2018	Mayville, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	113 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 2018	Beaver City, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	117 years	78 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Weatherford, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	107 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Healy, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Ness City, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Quinter, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	David City 4E, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Seward, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Waynoka, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Storm Lake, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Kingman, US	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Liberal, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Trousdale 1 NE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Milan 1NW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	113 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2018	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	67 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 1,039 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2018-12-27: 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	893
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1