Weather Records on 27 June 1940

337 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 June 1940. Highest significance: Ambagarh Chowki, IN.

Key Facts for 27 June 1940

On 27 June 1940, 337 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 319 daily.
Ambagarh Chowki set a daily record precipitation of 148.6 mm (5.9 in) on 27 June 1940.
Across 164 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

337 stations

337 station records on 27 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 June 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gadhchiroli	India	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khandwa	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harda	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chandur Railway	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ghorajheri	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anjangaon	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dharni	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khushalgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khapari	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murtajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chandpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

337 records

Records set or tied on 27 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 162.

Records on 27 June 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 June 1940

Top 20 records on 27 June 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 June 1940	Ambagarh Chowki, IN	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Talegaon, IN	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Rajpur, IN	monthly rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Melfort, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Yeotmal, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Pandherikawara, IN	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Nagpur (Mayo Hospit, IN	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Amraoti, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Gadhchiroli, IN	daily rain	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Asola, IN	daily rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Umrer, IN	daily rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Hinganghat, IN	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Monierkhal, IN	daily rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Chandrapur, IN	daily rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Shahpur, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 1940	Pachmarhi, IN	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1940. 1940 had 337 records.

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

Records on 06-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	1
1815	1
1830	2
1840	1
1841	2
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1857	1
1860	1
1863	2
1864	1
1868	2
1870	2
1871	2
1874	2
1875	1
1878	3
1880	2
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	4
1886	2
1887	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1898	6
1899	1
1900	4
1901	11
1902	8
1903	4
1904	7
1905	23
1906	12
1907	5
1908	10
1909	39
1910	33
1911	23
1912	24
1913	47
1914	38
1915	52
1916	259
1917	13
1918	35
1919	62
1920	34
1921	66
1922	92
1923	161
1924	81
1925	164
1926	281
1927	272
1928	219
1929	145
1930	245
1931	723
1932	287
1933	479
1934	587
1935	327
1936	555
1937	336
1938	552
1939	289
1940	337
1941	452
1942	497
1943	510
1944	586
1945	603
1946	317
1947	771
1948	403
1949	456
1950	433
1951	472
1952	988
1953	358
1954	495
1955	417
1956	503
1957	617
1958	836
1959	537
1960	344
1961	601
1962	291
1963	520
1964	258
1965	732
1966	401
1967	487
1968	1,359
1969	1,101
1970	1,059
1971	526
1972	446
1973	763
1974	1,078
1975	591
1976	679
1977	356
1978	918
1979	673
1980	1,242
1981	794
1982	778
1983	950
1984	475
1985	1,031
1986	656
1987	757
1988	1,130
1989	617
1990	1,248
1991	1,113
1992	1,063
1993	722
1994	1,382
1995	722
1996	997
1997	833
1998	1,312
1999	1,061
2000	1,125
2001	758
2002	989
2003	1,010
2004	855
2005	801
2006	1,177
2007	1,287
2008	570
2009	1,015
2010	1,006
2011	965
2012	1,334
2013	743
2014	632
2015	1,136
2016	494
2017	527
2018	652
2019	761
2020	592
2021	1,248
2022	1,003
2023	565
2024	921
2025	466
2026	1,656

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Data for records on 1940-06-27: 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 20	209
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	9
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2