Weather Records on 27 December 2023

750 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 December 2023. Highest significance: Boort, AU.

Key Facts for 27 December 2023

On 27 December 2023, 750 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
467 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 731 daily.
Boort set an all-time record daily precipitation of 113.4 mm (4.5 in) on 27 December 2023.
Across 150 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 538 records.

Record Map

750 stations

750 station records on 27 December 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 December 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Yanakie (Shallow Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Camperdown Donalds Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Kerr Scott Resv	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boone 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edi Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casar	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna/Alvedro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

750 records

Records set or tied on 27 December 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 338, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 27 December 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	338
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 27 December 2023 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 15, daily 731.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

650 broken records

Margins by which the 650 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 December 2023

Top 20 records on 27 December 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 December 2023	Boort, AU	all-time rain	113.4 mm (4.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	102 years	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 2023	Cambridge, US	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	129 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 2023	Gaston Shoals, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 December 2023	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2023	Bridgewater (Post Office), AU	all-time rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2023	Wick, GB	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2023	Yanakie (Shallow Inlet), AU	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2023	Camperdown Donalds Hill, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 December 2023	Sparta 3.5 SSW, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2023	Jindabyne (Lynwood), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2023	Hopewell, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2023	Balmoral (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	126 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2023	Siler City 2 N, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2023	Fish Creek (Hoddle Range), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2023	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2023	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2023	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2023	Inglewood (Post Office), AU	all-time rain	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2023	Snowball, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 December 2023	Riverslea Tm, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	50 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 750 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	632
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1