Weather Records on 27 October 1933

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1933. Highest significance: Owens Gap (T.O.K.), AU.

Key Facts for 27 October 1933

On 27 October 1933, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 305 daily.
Owens Gap (T.O.K.) set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 27 October 1933.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

313 stations

313 station records on 27 October 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nandoura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Brush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Doreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 October 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 October 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1933

Top 20 records on 27 October 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1933	Owens Gap (T.O.K.), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1933	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1933	Merriwa (Merry Vale), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1933	Srirangpatnam, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1933	Gragin, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1933	Edgeroi, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1933	Bunnan (Milhaven), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1933	Walgett (Goangra), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1933	Dobikin, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1933	Uppiliyapuram, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1933	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1933	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1933	Yarrow Creek, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1933	Chettikulam, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1933	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1933	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1933	Nandoura, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1933	Savanne, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1933	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1933	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	31 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1933. 1933 had 313 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	194
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2