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Weather Records on 27 April 1908

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1908. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 27 April 1908

  • On 27 April 1908, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 14 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 21.0 mm (0.8 in) on 27 April 1908.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 27 April 1908 27 station records on 27 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 27 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 April 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KerkwerveNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature26.6 C (79.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-1.6 C (29.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.6 C (87.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low minimum temperature7.7 C (45.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 27 April 1908 by type Records set or tied on 27 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 035810Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 27 April 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 April 1908 by timescale Records on 27 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 26.
Records on 27 April 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 April 1908 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.1. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 102 to 4: 24 to 6: 26 to 8: 28 to 10: 110 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 April 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 210
2 to 42
4 to 62
6 to 82
8 to 101
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1908
Top 20 records on 27 April 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 April 1908Armagh, GBdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)64 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Kerkwerve, NLdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)8.5 mm (0.33 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Orillia, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Washington, USdaily high min18.3 C (64.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908San Diego Wbo, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Escanaba, USdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Dubuque River, USdaily low max6.1 C (43.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Hambantota, LKdaily high min26.6 C (79.9 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Armagh, GBdaily low min-1.6 C (29.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Baltimore Customs House, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Washington, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Riva, ITdaily low min7.7 C (45.9 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Athens, USdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)9 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Philadelphia City, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain6.3 mm (0.25 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUmonthly low max (Tie)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie43 years6 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1908Peterborough, CAdaily high min (Tie)8.3 C (46.9 F)tie29 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1908
Records on 04-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 27 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11801: 11802: 21812: 11814: 11817: 31828: 11838: 11841: 11843: 11852: 11853: 11855: 11856: 11857: 11862: 21873: 21874: 41879: 11882: 21884: 21885: 51887: 11888: 41890: 31891: 11892: 31893: 31894: 71895: 21896: 31897: 41899: 51900: 41901: 31903: 51904: 111905: 161906: 131907: 311908: 271909: 511910: 81911: 371912: 51913: 731914: 191915: 771916: 361917: 471918: 551919: 691920: 441921: 711922: 1511923: 1101924: 1031925: 1131926: 2871927: 1141928: 4041929: 711930: 801931: 4541932: 3311933: 3281934: 2751935: 2271936: 971937: 3771938: 4671939: 2121940: 2681941: 3611942: 5691943: 3741944: 2141945: 4761946: 5121947: 3731948: 5351949: 5161950: 6171951: 4091952: 7221953: 6511954: 8751955: 9371956: 6851957: 5521958: 4611959: 4701960: 6841961: 3131962: 7411963: 7681964: 7111965: 5681966: 1,2821967: 7331968: 3721969: 5431970: 1,1421971: 7581972: 6451973: 1,1881974: 9261975: 8201976: 8101977: 8011978: 6941979: 7581980: 7061981: 1,1481982: 6851983: 9211984: 1,7541985: 1,1411986: 1,2251987: 1,4821988: 8931989: 1,3201990: 1,3211991: 1,0281992: 2,1631993: 1,2851994: 1,6141995: 8061996: 1,0341997: 1,5881998: 8721999: 5442000: 1,1712001: 1,1382002: 1,0242003: 8402004: 9372005: 6752006: 7052007: 1,0552008: 1,0322009: 1,2992010: 7512011: 1,2912012: 1,0152013: 5682014: 6562015: 6082016: 7552017: 9172018: 4072019: 6252020: 4952021: 4502022: 5662023: 5352024: 5742025: 6591795187318991916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 27 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-27 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18011
18022
18121
18141
18173
18281
18381
18411
18431
18521
18531
18551
18561
18571
18622
18732
18744
18791
18822
18842
18855
18871
18884
18903
18911
18923
18933
18947
18952
18963
18974
18995
19004
19013
19035
190411
190516
190613
190731
190827
190951
19108
191137
19125
191373
191419
191577
191636
191747
191855
191969
192044
192171
1922151
1923110
1924103
1925113
1926287
1927114
1928404
192971
193080
1931454
1932331
1933328
1934275
1935227
193697
1937377
1938467
1939212
1940268
1941361
1942569
1943374
1944214
1945476
1946512
1947373
1948535
1949516
1950617
1951409
1952722
1953651
1954875
1955937
1956685
1957552
1958461
1959470
1960684
1961313
1962741
1963768
1964711
1965568
19661,282
1967733
1968372
1969543
19701,142
1971758
1972645
19731,188
1974926
1975820
1976810
1977801
1978694
1979758
1980706
19811,148
1982685
1983921
19841,754
19851,141
19861,225
19871,482
1988893
19891,320
19901,321
19911,028
19922,163
19931,285
19941,614
1995806
19961,034
19971,588
1998872
1999544
20001,171
20011,138
20021,024
2003840
2004937
2005675
2006705
20071,055
20081,032
20091,299
2010751
20111,291
20121,015
2013568
2014656
2015608
2016755
2017917
2018407
2019625
2020495
2021450
2022566
2023535
2024574
2025659

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).