Weather Records on 27 April 1949

516 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1949. Highest significance: Boyanup, AU.

Key Facts for 27 April 1949

On 27 April 1949, 516 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 500 daily.
Boyanup set a monthly record daily precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 27 April 1949.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

516 stations

516 station records on 27 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sursand	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darradup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drummonds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yallingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

516 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 500.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1949

Top 20 records on 27 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1949	Boyanup, AU	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1949	Nannup, AU	all-time rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Great Brak River, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Farmerville, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Quindalup, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Bahera, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Capel, AU	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Sursand, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Cape Naturaliste, AU	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Balipara(Addibar) Sr, IN	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Rison, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1949	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	39 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 516 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 20	359
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1