Weather Records on 27 April 1934

275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1934. Highest significance: Koyah, IN.

Key Facts for 27 April 1934

On 27 April 1934, 275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 267 daily.
Koyah set a daily record precipitation of 174.0 mm (6.9 in) on 27 April 1934.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

275 stations

275 station records on 27 April 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Creek Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barkola	India	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

275 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 27 April 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 April 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 267.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

225 broken records

Margins by which the 225 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1934

Top 20 records on 27 April 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1934	Koyah, IN	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1934	Dibrugarh Obsy, IN	daily rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1934	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1934	Harvey Creek Railway STN, AU	daily rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Georgetown Post Office, AU	monthly low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Cape Girardeau, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Evansville Ft Court STN, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Earlington, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	monthly low max	19.2 C (66.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Baia Mare, RO	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Bancroft, CA	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Noyyatinkara, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Las Animas, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Southampton, CA	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Quatsino, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1934	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	39 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

1795 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1934. 1934 had 275 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	213
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1