Weather Records on 27 October 1936

725 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1936. Highest significance: Grahamstown, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 October 1936

On 27 October 1936, 725 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 554 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 664 daily.
Grahamstown set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 27 October 1936.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

725 stations

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

Weather records on 27 October 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

725 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 285, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 269, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 27 October 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	285
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	269
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 October 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 61, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

567 broken records

Margins by which the 567 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1936

Top 20 records on 27 October 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1936	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Middelwater, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Walsingham 1, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Fir Glen, ZA	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Chatham, CA	monthly low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Saint John, CA	monthly low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Moncton, CA	monthly low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1936	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1936	Bathurst, CA	monthly low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1936	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1936	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	34 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1936. 1936 had 725 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	525
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1