Weather Records on 27 September 1927

244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1927. Highest significance: Muttaburra, AU.

Key Facts for 27 September 1927

On 27 September 1927, 244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 218 daily.
Muttaburra set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 27 September 1927.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

244 stations

244 station records on 27 September 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

244 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 67.

Records on 27 September 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 September 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 218.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

187 broken records

Margins by which the 187 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1927

Top 20 records on 27 September 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1927	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1927	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1927	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1927	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1927	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Jericho Store, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Newport, US	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Tangorin, AU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Port Lincoln, AU	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1927	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	22 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

1799 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1927. 1927 had 244 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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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	162
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1