Weather Records on 27 October 1940

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1940. Highest significance: Gobichettipalaya, IN.

Key Facts for 27 October 1940

On 27 October 1940, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
370 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 599 daily.
Gobichettipalaya set a daily record precipitation of 105.9 mm (4.2 in) on 27 October 1940.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

605 stations

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

Weather records on 27 October 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taos Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 October 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 October 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1940

Top 20 records on 27 October 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1940	Gobichettipalaya, IN	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1940	Havre Wb City, US	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1940	St John's, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1940	Battleford, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1940	Lewistown AP, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1940	Bedford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1940	Billings Wtp, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1940	Parli, IN	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1940	Maple Creek, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1940	Nagamangala, IN	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1940	Cuyamaca, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1940	Oakdale, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1940	Karkal, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1940	Chama, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1940	Orenburg, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1940	La Grange, US	monthly rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1940	Curtis, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1940	Simcoe, CA	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1940	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily low max	9.7 C (49.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1940	Gothenburg, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	45 years	28 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1940. 1940 had 605 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 20	456
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2