Weather Records on 27 April 1941

361 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1941. Highest significance: Ft Stanton, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 1941

On 27 April 1941, 361 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 349 daily.
Ft Stanton set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 27 April 1941.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

361 stations

361 station records on 27 April 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaragan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cowalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yorkton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yallingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eadine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Brow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jenna Pullin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kumminin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hardy Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

361 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 27 April 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 27 April 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1941

Top 20 records on 27 April 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1941	Ft Stanton, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1941	Toodyay, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1941	Sedan 7 NW, US	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1941	Dandaragan, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1941	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1941	Cowalla, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1941	Darkan, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1941	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1941	Yathroo, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1941	Nannup, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1941	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1941	Gingin, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1941	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1941	Towner 2 NE, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1941	Ft Davis, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1941	Yorkton, CA	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1941	Charlottetown Cda, CA	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1941	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1941	Yallingup, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1941	Hamel, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 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

1795 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 361 records.

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

Records on 04-27 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1801	1
1802	2
1812	1
1814	1
1817	3
1828	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1852	1
1853	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1862	2
1873	2
1874	4
1879	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	1
1888	4
1890	3
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	7
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1899	5
1900	4
1901	3
1903	5
1904	11
1905	16
1906	13
1907	31
1908	27
1909	51
1910	8
1911	37
1912	5
1913	73
1914	19
1915	77
1916	36
1917	47
1918	55
1919	69
1920	44
1921	71
1922	151
1923	110
1924	103
1925	113
1926	287
1927	114
1928	404
1929	71
1930	80
1931	454
1932	331
1933	328
1934	275
1935	227
1936	97
1937	377
1938	467
1939	212
1940	268
1941	361
1942	569
1943	374
1944	214
1945	476
1946	512
1947	373
1948	535
1949	516
1950	617
1951	409
1952	722
1953	651
1954	875
1955	937
1956	685
1957	552
1958	461
1959	470
1960	684
1961	313
1962	741
1963	768
1964	711
1965	568
1966	1,282
1967	733
1968	372
1969	543
1970	1,142
1971	758
1972	645
1973	1,188
1974	926
1975	820
1976	810
1977	801
1978	694
1979	758
1980	706
1981	1,148
1982	685
1983	921
1984	1,754
1985	1,141
1986	1,225
1987	1,482
1988	893
1989	1,320
1990	1,321
1991	1,028
1992	2,163
1993	1,285
1994	1,614
1995	806
1996	1,034
1997	1,588
1998	872
1999	544
2000	1,171
2001	1,138
2002	1,024
2003	840
2004	937
2005	675
2006	705
2007	1,055
2008	1,032
2009	1,299
2010	751
2011	1,291
2012	1,015
2013	568
2014	656
2015	608
2016	755
2017	918
2018	407
2019	626
2020	497
2021	450
2022	567
2023	536
2024	574
2025	659
2026	450

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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 50	306
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1