Weather Records on 27 December 2022

1,025 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 2022. Highest significance: Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US.

Key Facts for 27 December 2022

On 27 December 2022, 1,025 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
574 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,005 daily.
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission set a monthly record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 27 December 2022.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

1,025 stations

1,025 station records on 27 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Patho West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Alberta Ford For Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yerington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Little Bear	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lajamanu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cabinet Gorge	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond Trail	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smith & Morehouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred 7 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White River #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoille #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spratt Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fallen Leaf	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Prairie Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monitor Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,025 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 381, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 261, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 27 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	381
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 27 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 1,005.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

829 broken records

Margins by which the 829 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 2022

Top 20 records on 27 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 2022	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	105 years	78 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2022	Patho West, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2022	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2022	Alberta Ford For Ctr, US	monthly snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	39 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2022	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2022	Yerington, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2022	Odessa, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2022	Little Bear, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2022	Riggins, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2022	Wood, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2022	Lajamanu, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2022	Modesto AP, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2022	Yreka, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2022	Interior 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2022	Chewelah, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2022	Wessington 2SE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2022	Cabinet Gorge, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2022	Ben Lomond Trail, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2022	Lake Eildon, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	115 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2022	Fossil, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	47 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2022. 2022 had 1,025 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	784
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	2