Weather Records on 27 April 1950

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1950. Highest significance: East Lansing Exp Farm, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 1950

On 27 April 1950, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 430 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 599 daily.
East Lansing Exp Farm set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 27 April 1950.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 27 April 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 306, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 27 April 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	306
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 27 April 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1950

Top 20 records on 27 April 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1950	East Lansing Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1950	Charlotte, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1950	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1950	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1950	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1950	Kissimmee, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1950	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1950	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1950	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1950	Babuskin, RU	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1950	Lake Kachess, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1950	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1950	Ellendale, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1950	Rossland City Yard, CA	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1950	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1950	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1950	Lake Keechelus, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1950	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1950	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1950	Browning, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	31 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1950. 1950 had 617 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 50	507
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1