Weather Records on 27 October 1943

479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1943. Highest significance: Welverdiend (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 27 October 1943

On 27 October 1943, 479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 450 daily.
Welverdiend (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 27 October 1943.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

479 stations

479 station records on 27 October 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ansonia 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

479 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1943

Top 20 records on 27 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1943	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Klipspruit (Pur), ZA	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Roodekop, ZA	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Albany, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Auburn, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Hartbeesfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Concord, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Pleasantville 1 N, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Glens Falls Fire STN, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Koster (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Sulur, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Lowville, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1943	Greenfield Ctr, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	40 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1943. 1943 had 479 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	285
10 to 20	59
20 to 30	35
30 to 40	21
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2