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Weather Records on 27 October 1917

45 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1917. Highest significance: Cardwell Marine Pde, AU.

Key Facts for 27 October 1917

  • On 27 October 1917, 45 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 43 daily.
  • Cardwell Marine Pde set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 27 October 1917.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

45 stations
Weather records on 27 October 1917 45 station records on 27 October 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
45 station records on 27 October 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 October 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cardwell Marine PdeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.8 mm (3.3 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation96.8 mm (3.8 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
CottamCanadaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation71.6 mm (2.8 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
MaccueCanadaRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation59.2 mm (2.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Powell CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation19.2 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth CompositeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord low maximum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation1.7 mm (0.07 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
AlicedaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily snowfall9.1 cm (3.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
OomaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ZerbstGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape WilloughbyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord daily precipitation6.2 mm (0.24 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfield (Macquarie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BeachportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
InnisfailAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
East London -Signal STNSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.1 C (31.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

45 records
Records on 27 October 1917 by type Records set or tied on 27 October 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 29Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 October 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 27 October 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall29
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 October 1917 by timescale Records on 27 October 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 43. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 43all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 October 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 43.
Records on 27 October 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily43

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 October 1917 Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.8. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 20: 3120 to 40: 740 to 60: 260 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 October 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 2031
20 to 407
40 to 602
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1917
Top 20 records on 27 October 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 October 1917Cardwell Marine Pde, AUdaily rain83.8 mm (3.3 in)81.8 mm (3.2 in)24 years51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1917Cairns Post Office, AUmonthly rain96.8 mm (3.8 in)34.6 mm (1.4 in)9 years49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1917Cottam, CAdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)33.3 mm (1.3 in)30 years49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1917Thomas River (Sar), ZAdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)40.6 mm (1.6 in)2 years43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1917Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZAmonthly rain71.6 mm (2.8 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)6 years36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1917Maccue, CAdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)23.4 mm (0.9 in)7 years31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1917Komga (Pol), ZAdaily rain59.2 mm (2.3 in)32.8 mm (1.3 in)16 years30 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1917St Albans, CAdaily snowfall6.6 cm (2.6 in)4.6 cm (1.8 in)31 years27 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1917Freiburg, DEdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)6 years24 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1917Tylden "Tulden", ZAdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)2 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1917Powell Creek, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1917Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain11.5 mm (0.5 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)70 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1917Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain19.2 mm (0.8 in)6.5 mm (0.26 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1917St Albans, CAdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1917Beechworth Composite, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1917Fort National, DZdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)7 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1917Medicine Hat A, CAdaily low max-1.1 C (30.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1917Chaplin, CAdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1917Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain1.7 mm (0.07 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)41 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1917Alicedale, ZAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)12 years16 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

1802 to 1917
Records on 10-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1917. 1917 had 45 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11807: 11816: 11831: 11838: 11840: 11841: 21847: 21849: 21856: 21861: 11866: 41869: 41870: 21871: 21873: 11874: 21876: 11878: 11880: 21881: 21885: 21886: 21887: 51888: 31889: 11890: 21892: 31893: 21894: 21895: 31896: 21898: 41899: 141900: 91901: 51902: 81903: 231904: 61905: 111906: 111907: 91908: 161909: 131910: 141911: 201912: 421913: 911914: 541915: 651916: 281917: 451918: 771919: 741920: 981921: 371922: 971923: 631924: 1041925: 3831926: 1761927: 5211928: 1621929: 921930: 1581931: 2411932: 3191933: 3131934: 1731935: 2661936: 7251937: 4771938: 1601939: 8361940: 6051941: 4091942: 6291943: 4791944: 5191945: 6741946: 4501947: 5511948: 1601949: 1821950: 6031951: 2691952: 6401953: 2851954: 4931955: 5781956: 3391957: 1,1161958: 1631959: 3761960: 1801961: 4281962: 7041963: 7981964: 2941965: 2841966: 2561967: 4851968: 4361969: 5321970: 1,0711971: 1,1571972: 6941973: 7191974: 3841975: 4241976: 1,3871977: 6081978: 5931979: 5531980: 1,1481981: 1,0761982: 7931983: 7071984: 1,1831985: 5921986: 5311987: 8631988: 8291989: 1,5061990: 4411991: 1,7221992: 7031993: 6671994: 8941995: 1,2381996: 1,6511997: 2,7831998: 1,6961999: 9912000: 8322001: 1,1002002: 1,0402003: 1,6692004: 1,5462005: 8972006: 1,4422007: 9502008: 6502009: 9542010: 1,6762011: 6902012: 9912013: 7062014: 9732015: 3952016: 7612017: 5822018: 7012019: 1,3642020: 2,8862021: 5362022: 6572023: 1,6682024: 6942025: 5241802187418981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1917. 1917 had 45 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-27 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18071
18161
18311
18381
18401
18412
18472
18492
18562
18611
18664
18694
18702
18712
18731
18742
18761
18781
18802
18812
18852
18862
18875
18883
18891
18902
18923
18932
18942
18953
18962
18984
189914
19009
19015
19028
190323
19046
190511
190611
19079
190816
190913
191014
191120
191242
191391
191454
191565
191628
191745
191877
191974
192098
192137
192297
192363
1924104
1925383
1926176
1927521
1928162
192992
1930158
1931241
1932319
1933313
1934173
1935266
1936725
1937477
1938160
1939836
1940605
1941409
1942629
1943479
1944519
1945674
1946450
1947551
1948160
1949182
1950603
1951269
1952640
1953285
1954493
1955578
1956339
19571,116
1958163
1959376
1960180
1961428
1962704
1963798
1964294
1965284
1966256
1967485
1968436
1969532
19701,071
19711,157
1972694
1973719
1974384
1975424
19761,387
1977608
1978593
1979553
19801,148
19811,076
1982793
1983707
19841,183
1985592
1986531
1987863
1988829
19891,506
1990441
19911,722
1992703
1993667
1994894
19951,238
19961,651
19972,783
19981,696
1999991
2000832
20011,100
20021,040
20031,669
20041,546
2005897
20061,442
2007950
2008650
2009954
20101,676
2011690
2012991
2013706
2014973
2015395
2016761
2017582
2018701
20191,364
20202,886
2021536
2022657
20231,668
2024694
2025524

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).