Weather Records on 23 September 1927

247 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1927. Highest significance: Whitehead, CA.

Key Facts for 23 September 1927

On 23 September 1927, 247 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 240 daily.
Whitehead set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 23 September 1927.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

247 stations

247 station records on 23 September 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewongle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

247 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 September 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 September 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 240.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

183 broken records

Margins by which the 183 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1927

Top 20 records on 23 September 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1927	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1927	Bologna, IT	daily high min	22.1 C (71.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1927	Oxford, GB	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1927	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Prince Albert, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Laghouat, DZ	monthly high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	55 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Black Springs, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Sydney, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Macksville 8 NNE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Cadia, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Brewongle, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Wellwood, AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1927	Lake Cargelligo Airport, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	41 years	20 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

1793 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1927. 1927 had 247 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	157
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1