Weather Records on 20 October 1927

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1927. Highest significance: Colesberg (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 20 October 1927

On 20 October 1927, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 280 daily.
Colesberg (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 20 October 1927.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 20 October 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 October 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 October 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1927

Top 20 records on 20 October 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1927	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1927	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1927	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1927	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1927	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1927	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1927	Sydney, CA	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1927	Paynesville (Banksia), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1927	Stradbroke West (Inglenook), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1927	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1927	Newcastle Waters, AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1927	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1927	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1927	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1927	Maragle Station, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1927	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1927	Eastport, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1927	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1927	Centre Hall, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1927	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	24 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 283 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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	201
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1