Weather Records on 27 October 1919

74 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1919. Highest significance: Ferrara, IT.

Key Facts for 27 October 1919

On 27 October 1919, 74 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 70 daily.
Ferrara set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 27 October 1919.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

74 stations

74 station records on 27 October 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

74 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 October 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	12
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 October 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 70.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

60 broken records

Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1919

Top 20 records on 27 October 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1919	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1919	New Westminster, CA	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1919	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Edmonton, CA	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Milan, IT	daily low min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Portland Rfc City, US	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Battleford, CA	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Swift Current, CA	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Qu'appelle, CA	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	St Albans, CA	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Kirov, RU	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Godegard, SE	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Lock #4, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Durham, GB	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1919	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	19 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1919. 1919 had 74 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	54
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1