Weather Records on 27 October 1937

477 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1937. Highest significance: Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU.

Key Facts for 27 October 1937

On 27 October 1937, 477 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 474 daily.
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road) set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 27 October 1937.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

477 stations

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

Weather records on 27 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dhond	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

477 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 148.

Records on 27 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1937

Top 20 records on 27 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1937	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1937	Fairmont, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1937	Pickens 1, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1937	Altastenberg, DE	daily high max	21.4 C (70.5 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1937	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1937	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1937	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1937	Uccle, BE	daily high max	24.1 C (75.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1937	Sutton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1937	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1937	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1937	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1937	Galway, IE	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1937	Aachen, DE	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1937	Aachen, DE	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1937	Canton, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1937	Groningen, NL	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1937	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1937	Haparanda, SE	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1937	Pitea, SE	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	52 years	25 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1937. 1937 had 477 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 5	302
5 to 10	42
10 to 15	28
15 to 20	14
20 to 25	7
25 to 30	7
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	2