Weather Records on 19 October 1927

340 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1927. Highest significance: Sussex 1 NW, US.

Key Facts for 19 October 1927

On 19 October 1927, 340 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 338 daily.
Sussex 1 NW set a daily record precipitation of 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 19 October 1927.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

340 stations

340 station records on 19 October 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seacombe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

340 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 October 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 October 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1927

Top 20 records on 19 October 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1927	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1927	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1927	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Chatham, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Vineland, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Cortland, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Tunis, TN	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Burkes Garden, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Plant City, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Oneonta 1 S, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Quakertown, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1927	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	35 years	23 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

1806 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1927. 1927 had 340 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	245
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1