Weather Records on 26 October 1927

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1927. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 26 October 1927

On 26 October 1927, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
439 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 520 daily.
Jena Sternwarte set a daily record high minimum temperature of 12.4 C (54.3 F) on 26 October 1927.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 26 October 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metcalfe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Wirchilleba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 321, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 October 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	321
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 October 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1927

Top 20 records on 26 October 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1927	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1927	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1927	Sulitjelma, NO	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Madison Wb City, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Hafslo, NO	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Tbilisi, GE	monthly high min	17.4 C (63.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Pine Bluff, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Magdeburg, DE	daily high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Plauen, DE	daily high min	10.5 C (50.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Dubuque River, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Algona, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1927	Belle Plaine, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	25 years	21 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

1816 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1927. 1927 had 522 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	437
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1