Weather Records on 27 April 1935

227 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1935. Highest significance: Piketberg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 27 April 1935

On 27 April 1935, 227 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 222 daily.
Piketberg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 27 April 1935.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

227 stations

227 station records on 27 April 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mathabhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

227 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 27 April 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 April 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 222.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

184 broken records

Margins by which the 184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1935

Top 20 records on 27 April 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1935	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1935	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1935	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1935	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1935	New England, US	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1935	Mathabhanga, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1935	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1935	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1935	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1935	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1935	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1935	Newport, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1935	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1935	Port Said, EG	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1935	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1935	Concord, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1935	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1935	Manassa, US	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1935	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	24.2 C (75.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1935	Portland, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	22 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1935. 1935 had 227 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	160
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1