Weather Records on 27 October 1941

409 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1941. Highest significance: Maunawili Rch, US.

Key Facts for 27 October 1941

On 27 October 1941, 409 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 398 daily.
Maunawili Rch set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 27 October 1941.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

409 stations

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

Weather records on 27 October 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Knights Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville D St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	265.9 mm (10.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

409 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 27 October 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 27 October 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1941

Top 20 records on 27 October 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1941	Maunawili Rch, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Napa State Hospital, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Buckland (Brockley), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Oneonta, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Knights Landing, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Duck Hill, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Colusa Brg, US	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Hamilton Downs, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1941	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	37 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

1802 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1941. 1941 had 409 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 10	246
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	3