Weather Records on 27 October 1926

176 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1926. Highest significance: Malin Head, IE.

Key Facts for 27 October 1926

On 27 October 1926, 176 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 167 daily.
Malin Head set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 27 October 1926.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

176 stations

176 station records on 27 October 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

176 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 27 October 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 27 October 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

128 broken records

Margins by which the 128 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1926

Top 20 records on 27 October 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1926	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1926	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	monthly snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Altastenberg, DE	monthly snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Athens, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Halden, NO	monthly snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Gadsden, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Jeir, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Hvar, HR	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Andenes, NO	daily low min	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Harnosand, SE	daily low min	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1926	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	27 years	18 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1926. 1926 had 176 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 20	119
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1