Weather Records on 4 October 1927

172 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1927. Highest significance: Glens Falls Fire STN, US.

Key Facts for 4 October 1927

On 4 October 1927, 172 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 162 daily.
Glens Falls Fire STN set a daily record precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 4 October 1927.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

172 stations

172 station records on 4 October 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

172 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 4 October 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 October 1927 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 162.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

150 broken records

Margins by which the 150 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1927

Top 20 records on 4 October 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1927	Glens Falls Fire STN, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1927	Chelsea, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1927	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1927	Northfield, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1927	Great Falls, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1927	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1927	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1927	Ladner, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1927	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1927	Woodstock, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1927	Glasgow #2, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1927	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1927	Hanover, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1927	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1927	Salisbury, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1927	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1927	Keene, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1927	Harpers Ferry River, US	all-time rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1927	Fairmont, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1927	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	28 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 172 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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Data for records on 1927-10-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 October 1927
Margin	Records
0 to 10	94
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5