Weather Records on 27 October 1946

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1946. Highest significance: Saibai Island, AU.

Key Facts for 27 October 1946

On 27 October 1946, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 437 daily.
Saibai Island set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 27 October 1946.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

450 stations

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

Weather records on 27 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saibai Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 34.

Records on 27 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 233.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1946

Top 20 records on 27 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1946	Saibai Island, AU	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1946	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1946	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	23.3 cm (9.2 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1946	Grace, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1946	Beaver Mines, CA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1946	Beaver Mines, CA	monthly snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1946	Browning, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1946	Bologna, IT	daily low min	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1946	Leeuwarden_1, NL	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1946	Cypress River, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1946	Aramboly, IN	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1946	Kislovodsk, RU	daily low min	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1946	Forks 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1946	Oak City, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1946	Goderich, CA	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1946	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1946	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1946	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1946	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1946	Plymouth, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	47 years	30 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

1802 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1946. 1946 had 450 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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Data for records on 1946-10-27: 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 50	335
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2