Weather Records on 27 July 1950

797 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1950. Highest significance: Burra (Poonunda), AU.

Key Facts for 27 July 1950

On 27 July 1950, 797 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 783 daily.
Burra (Poonunda) set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 27 July 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

797 stations

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

Weather records on 27 July 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jacks Creek 2 Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcumin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Totara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lonavala	India	Record daily precipitation	362.0 mm (14.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakhurst 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	307.3 mm (12.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pondilafa	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

797 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 526.

Records on 27 July 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	526
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 783.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

699 broken records

Margins by which the 699 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 146.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1950

Top 20 records on 27 July 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1950	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Amby, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Cubbaroo, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Rowena (Iffley), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Clinton, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Lowan Hills, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Ekari Park, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Redford, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Mungindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Merrywinbone (Oreel), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Jacks Creek 2 Forestry, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Kilcumin, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1950	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	48 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

1805 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1950. 1950 had 797 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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Data for records on 1950-07-27: 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	611
20 to 40	63
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1