Weather Records on 15 October 1927

94 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1927. Highest significance: Miriam Vale, AU.

Key Facts for 15 October 1927

On 15 October 1927, 94 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 94 daily.
Miriam Vale set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 15 October 1927.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

94 stations

94 station records on 15 October 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

94 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 35.

Records on 15 October 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 94.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

74 broken records

Margins by which the 74 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1927

Top 20 records on 15 October 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1927	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	28.7 C (83.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	68 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Tunis, TN	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Guy Fawkes 2, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	St Albans, CA	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1927	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	18 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

1794 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1927. 1927 had 94 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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 5	54
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	8
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1