Weather Records on 27 October 1929

92 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1929. Highest significance: Houma, US.

Key Facts for 27 October 1929

On 27 October 1929, 92 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 92 daily.
Houma set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 27 October 1929.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

92 stations

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

Weather records on 27 October 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

92 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 27 October 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 October 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 92.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

78 broken records

Margins by which the 78 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1929

Top 20 records on 27 October 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1929	Houma, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Sarna, SE	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Ft Stockton 1, US	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Moyston, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Coleman, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Storlien, SE	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Highland Home, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1929	Moxee, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4 years	17 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

1802 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1929. 1929 had 92 records.

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

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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	67
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1