Weather Records on 27 April 1946

512 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1946. Highest significance: Holbrook (Glenfalloch), AU.

Key Facts for 27 April 1946

On 27 April 1946, 512 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 501 daily.
Holbrook (Glenfalloch) set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 27 April 1946.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

512 stations

512 station records on 27 April 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchal	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boylston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bandwan	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

512 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 April 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 April 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1946

Top 20 records on 27 April 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1946	Holbrook (Glenfalloch), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1946	Chanchal, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1946	Mount Augustus, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1946	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1946	Cooya Pooya, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1946	Dalu, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1946	Cooperstown, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1946	Hooker, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1946	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1946	St. Petersburg, RU	monthly high max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1946	Boylston, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1946	Trenton 2, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1946	Addison, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1946	Millstream, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1946	Tezpur, IN	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1946	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1946	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1946	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1946	Windsor Kings College, CA	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1946	Sterling, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	27 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 512 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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Data for records on 1946-04-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	346
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1