Weather Records on 27 April 1948

535 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1948. Highest significance: Pakala, IN.

Key Facts for 27 April 1948

On 27 April 1948, 535 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 205 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 525 daily.
Pakala set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 27 April 1948.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

535 stations

535 station records on 27 April 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chaukuri	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newrybar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nordegg	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

535 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 April 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 April 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 525.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 850.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1948

Top 20 records on 27 April 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1948	Pakala, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Hospet, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Gudalur, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Berinag, IN	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Pollachi, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Dindori, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Muenster, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Harrow Cda, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Udumalpet, IN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Chiloquin 1 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Port Townsend, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Ganmain (Dullah Dullah), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Sholingur, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Arad, RO	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Hiram, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Summit Grd STN, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1948	Rajathgarh, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	35 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

1795 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 535 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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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 200	419
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1