Weather Records on 27 July 1942

258 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1942. Highest significance: Lubeck-Werft, DE.

Key Facts for 27 July 1942

On 27 July 1942, 258 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 250 daily.
Lubeck-Werft set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 27 July 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

258 stations

258 station records on 27 July 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berasia	India	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	91.0 cm (35.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tendukhera	India	Record daily precipitation	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raisen	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tikamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

258 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 July 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 July 1942 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 250.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

219 broken records

Margins by which the 219 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1942

Top 20 records on 27 July 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1942	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	Groton, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	Newton, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	New Canton, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	Plainfield, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	Highlands, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	Berasia, IN	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	Norddal, NO	monthly snow depth	91.0 cm (35.8 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1942	Schwerin, DE	monthly rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1942	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1942	Tendukhera, IN	all-time rain	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1942	Simmesport, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1942	Duck Hill, US	daily high min	31.1 C (88.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	17 years	33 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

1805 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1942. 1942 had 258 records.

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

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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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	213
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1