Weather Records on 27 April 1928

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1928. Highest significance: Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 1928

On 27 April 1928, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 399 daily.
Richmond Chimborazo Pk set a daily record precipitation of 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 27 April 1928.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 27 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moxley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1928

Top 20 records on 27 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1928	Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1928	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1928	Westernport, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1928	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1928	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1928	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1928	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1928	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1928	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1928	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1928	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1928	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1928	Yarra Junction (Gilderoy), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1928	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1928	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1928	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1928	Washington, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1928	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1928	Washington, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1928	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	36.4 C (97.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	30 years	28 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1928. 1928 had 404 records.

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

Records on 04-27 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1801	1
1802	2
1812	1
1814	1
1817	3
1828	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1852	1
1853	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1862	2
1873	2
1874	4
1879	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	1
1888	4
1890	3
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	7
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1899	5
1900	4
1901	3
1903	5
1904	11
1905	16
1906	13
1907	31
1908	27
1909	51
1910	8
1911	37
1912	5
1913	73
1914	19
1915	77
1916	36
1917	47
1918	55
1919	69
1920	44
1921	71
1922	151
1923	110
1924	103
1925	113
1926	287
1927	114
1928	404
1929	71
1930	80
1931	454
1932	331
1933	328
1934	275
1935	227
1936	97
1937	377
1938	467
1939	212
1940	268
1941	361
1942	569
1943	374
1944	214
1945	476
1946	512
1947	373
1948	535
1949	516
1950	617
1951	409
1952	722
1953	651
1954	875
1955	937
1956	685
1957	552
1958	461
1959	470
1960	684
1961	313
1962	741
1963	768
1964	711
1965	568
1966	1,282
1967	733
1968	372
1969	543
1970	1,142
1971	758
1972	645
1973	1,188
1974	926
1975	820
1976	810
1977	801
1978	694
1979	758
1980	706
1981	1,148
1982	685
1983	921
1984	1,754
1985	1,141
1986	1,225
1987	1,482
1988	893
1989	1,320
1990	1,321
1991	1,028
1992	2,163
1993	1,285
1994	1,614
1995	806
1996	1,034
1997	1,588
1998	872
1999	544
2000	1,171
2001	1,138
2002	1,024
2003	840
2004	937
2005	675
2006	705
2007	1,055
2008	1,032
2009	1,299
2010	751
2011	1,291
2012	1,015
2013	568
2014	656
2015	608
2016	755
2017	918
2018	407
2019	626
2020	497
2021	450
2022	567
2023	536
2024	574
2025	659
2026	450

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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 20	292
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1