Weather Records on 27 April 1929

71 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1929. Highest significance: Laghouat, DZ.

Key Facts for 27 April 1929

On 27 April 1929, 71 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 69 daily.
Laghouat set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 27 April 1929.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

71 stations

71 station records on 27 April 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

71 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 27 April 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 27 April 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 69.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

62 broken records

Margins by which the 62 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1929

Top 20 records on 27 April 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1929	Laghouat, DZ	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Lenox, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Teterow, DE	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low max	21.8 C (71.2 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low max	3.5 C (38.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily low min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Husum, DE	daily low max	3.0 C (37.4 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	10 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low max	3.4 C (38.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Waren, DE	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Irkutsk, RU	daily low max	3.2 C (37.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	40 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1929	Vanersborg, SE	daily low max	3.5 C (38.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	27 years	16 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1929. 1929 had 71 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 10	56
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1