Weather Records on 11 October 1927

176 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 October 1927. Highest significance: Donald Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 11 October 1927

On 11 October 1927, 176 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 174 daily.
Donald Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 11 October 1927.
Across 165 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

176 stations

176 station records on 11 October 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 October 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lambrigg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metcalfe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thowgla Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

176 records

Records set or tied on 11 October 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 11 October 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 October 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 174.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 October 1927

Top 20 records on 11 October 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1927	Donald Post Office, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1927	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1927	Willow City, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1927	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1927	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1927	Trenton, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 1927	Rushville, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1927	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1927	Marshall, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1927	Jingellic, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1927	Galway, IE	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1927	Timovskoe, RU	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1927	Gorin, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1927	Fayette, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1927	Kansas City, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1927	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1927	Lambrigg, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1927	Madowla Park, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1927	Metcalfe, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 1927	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	34 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 176 records.

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

Records on 10-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1801	1
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1807	1
1811	1
1814	2
1839	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	2
1867	2
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	2
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1880	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	2
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1900	1
1901	8
1902	14
1903	10
1904	20
1905	17
1906	52
1907	10
1908	11
1909	17
1910	31
1911	14
1912	21
1913	48
1914	40
1915	14
1916	25
1917	48
1918	32
1919	76
1920	140
1921	92
1922	35
1923	231
1924	149
1925	196
1926	137
1927	176
1928	713
1929	259
1930	656
1931	396
1932	235
1933	200
1934	862
1935	245
1936	243
1937	242
1938	438
1939	249
1940	201
1941	190
1942	537
1943	414
1944	247
1945	284
1946	770
1947	405
1948	736
1949	835
1950	450
1951	538
1952	472
1953	408
1954	672
1955	434
1956	894
1957	258
1958	795
1959	1,027
1960	333
1961	610
1962	857
1963	570
1964	927
1965	202
1966	279
1967	643
1968	312
1969	1,032
1970	859
1971	521
1972	708
1973	1,325
1974	356
1975	559
1976	565
1977	655
1978	426
1979	1,260
1980	478
1981	776
1982	1,141
1983	542
1984	552
1985	977
1986	961
1987	1,603
1988	621
1989	571
1990	1,617
1991	1,055
1992	527
1993	883
1994	726
1995	975
1996	842
1997	1,809
1998	750
1999	996
2000	1,782
2001	962
2002	1,000
2003	1,191
2004	593
2005	1,044
2006	840
2007	610
2008	1,369
2009	2,594
2010	964
2011	1,176
2012	696
2013	666
2014	620
2015	1,032
2016	378
2017	1,101
2018	1,517
2019	1,760
2020	680
2021	873
2022	244
2023	858
2024	842
2025	711
2026	864

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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	130
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2