Weather Records on 23 October 1927

266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1927. Highest significance: Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1927

On 23 October 1927, 266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 266 daily.
Bustard Head Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 23 October 1927.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

266 stations

266 station records on 23 October 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

266 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 195, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 23 October 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	195
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 23 October 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1927

Top 20 records on 23 October 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1927	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1927	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1927	Lund, SE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1927	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1927	Sulitjelma, NO	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Sandvig, DK	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Bottineau, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Pullman Exp STN, US	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Comet Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Metten, DE	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1927	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	25 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

1795 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1927. 1927 had 266 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 50	205
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1