Weather Records on 27 December 2004

853 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 2004. Highest significance: Greensburg, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 2004

On 27 December 2004, 853 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 371 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 818 daily.
Greensburg set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 27 December 2004.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 537 records.

Record Map

853 stations

853 station records on 27 December 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greensburg	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Prospect	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Callahan	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Painter 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sebree 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rough Rvr Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walpole 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
English	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Robin Hood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beretania Pump STN 705	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

853 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 243, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 111.

Records on 27 December 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	243
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	111

Records on 27 December 2004 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 818.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

644 broken records

Margins by which the 644 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 2004

Top 20 records on 27 December 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 2004	Greensburg, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2004	Prospect, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2004	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2004	Brookport Dam 52, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2004	Anderson 1 N, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2004	Mt Hebron Rs, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2004	Holland 1 E, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2004	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2004	Callahan, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2004	Suffolk Lake Kilby, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2004	Beulah, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2004	N Vernon 2 ESE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2004	E Wareham, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2004	Kingston, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	109 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2004	Dayton Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2004	Evansville Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2004	Louisville Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2004	Columbus, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2004	Liberty 3 SSE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2004	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	54 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 853 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 100	592
100 to 200	41
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1