Weather Records on 27 October 1945

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1945. Highest significance: Jindabyne West (Hiawatha), AU.

Key Facts for 27 October 1945

On 27 October 1945, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 654 daily.
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha) set a daily record precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 27 October 1945.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

674 stations

674 station records on 27 October 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Charm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bamawm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waranga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Osbornes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgunnia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merrigum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toothdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 604, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 27 October 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	604
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 October 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1945

Top 20 records on 27 October 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1945	Jindabyne West (Hiawatha), AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1945	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1945	Yellowin, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1945	Lake Charm, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Jimenbuen, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Jindabyne (Lynwood), AU	monthly rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Benjeroop (Davey), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Oaklands General Store, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Fernihurst, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Manoora, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Wakool (Calimo), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Gunbower Gee Tee Stud, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Bethanga Lower, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Pinnaroo, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Rochester, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Bamawm, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1945	Waranga Reservoir, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1945. 1945 had 674 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	575
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2