Weather Records on 21 October 1927

187 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 1927. Highest significance: Cooma Lambie Street, AU.

Key Facts for 21 October 1927

On 21 October 1927, 187 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 182 daily.
Cooma Lambie Street set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 21 October 1927.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 421 records.

Record Map

187 stations

187 station records on 21 October 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lambrigg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uriarra (Woodside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Bootra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

187 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 21 October 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 21 October 1927 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 182.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

157 broken records

Margins by which the 157 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 1927

Top 20 records on 21 October 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 1927	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1927	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1927	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1927	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1927	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1927	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1927	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1927	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1927	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1927	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1927	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 1927	Bukalong Station, AU	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1927	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1927	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1927	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1927	Ballan, AU	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1927	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1927	Lambrigg, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1927	Uriarra (Woodside), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 October 1927	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	27 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 187 records.

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

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	141
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1