Weather Records on 27 April 1936

97 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1936. Highest significance: Casey, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 1936

On 27 April 1936, 97 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 95 daily.
Casey set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 27 April 1936.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

97 stations

97 station records on 27 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dwight	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

97 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 95.

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 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1936

Top 20 records on 27 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1936	Casey, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1936	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1936	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1936	Clarendon, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Greenfield, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Novosibirsk, RU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Elandshoek, Boston, ZA	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Regina Int'l A, CA	monthly snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	3 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Lowville, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Belmont, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Miami, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Malvern, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Dwight, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1936	Greenville, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1936. 1936 had 97 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	49
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1