Weather Records on 27 October 1938

160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1938. Highest significance: Middleton (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 27 October 1938

On 27 October 1938, 160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 160 daily.
Middleton (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 27 October 1938.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

160 stations

160 station records on 27 October 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yonna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Caroline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

160 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 33.

Records on 27 October 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 October 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 160.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

131 broken records

Margins by which the 131 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1938

Top 20 records on 27 October 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1938	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1938	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1938	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	3.7 C (38.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Minnedosa, CA	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Grenfell, CA	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Edmonton, CA	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Brandon Cda, CA	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Exwell Park, ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Norway House, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	48 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Yreka, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1938	Revelstoke, CA	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	23 years	18 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1938. 1938 had 160 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	108
5 to 10	15
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1