Weather Records on 28 April 1927

132 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1927. Highest significance: Beatrice, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1927

On 28 April 1927, 132 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 124 daily.
Beatrice set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 28 April 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

132 stations

132 station records on 28 April 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	166.0 cm (65.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

132 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 28 April 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 28 April 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 124.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

83 broken records

Margins by which the 83 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 760.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1927

Top 20 records on 28 April 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1927	Beatrice, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1927	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1927	Chatham, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 1927	Rosebud, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Fort Chipewyan, CA	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Chatham, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	166.0 cm (65.4 in)	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	monthly high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Qu'appelle, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Halifax, CA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1927	Tallahassee, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	9 years	16 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1927. 1927 had 132 records.

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

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

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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 100	81
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1