Weather Records on 27 September 1937

309 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1937. Highest significance: Pala, IN.

Key Facts for 27 September 1937

On 27 September 1937, 309 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 299 daily.
Pala set a daily record precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 27 September 1937.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

309 stations

309 station records on 27 September 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gudiyatham	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rahuri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Panvel	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kadiri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Navanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

309 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 September 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 September 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1937

Top 20 records on 27 September 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1937	Pala, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1937	Selonah, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1937	Chakaibanda, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1937	Wallajah, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1937	Junnar, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	Yadki, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	Banka, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	Phaltan, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	Caroleen, US	monthly low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	Simcoe, CA	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	Gudiyatham, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	Lexington, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	Washington, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	Tirupati, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	St John's, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	Port Dover, CA	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1937	Rahuri, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	24 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

1799 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1937. 1937 had 309 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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Data for records on 1937-09-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	187
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2