Weather Records on 27 September 1950

223 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1950. Highest significance: Kingston, AU.

Key Facts for 27 September 1950

On 27 September 1950, 223 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 217 daily.
Kingston set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 27 September 1950.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

223 stations

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

Weather records on 27 September 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bierbank Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arrilalah Telegraph Off	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daly River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

223 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 87.

Records on 27 September 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 September 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 217.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

167 broken records

Margins by which the 167 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1950

Top 20 records on 27 September 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1950	Kingston, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1950	Burrwood Wb, US	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1950	Bierbank, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1950	St Joseph 3 N, US	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1950	Viralimalai, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1950	Moosehorn, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1950	Magadi, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1950	Bierbank Outstation, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1950	Bumping Lake, US	monthly low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1950	Dindigul, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1950	Hope 3 NE, US	monthly low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1950	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1950	Berens River, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1950	Podili(Podile), IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1950	Nilakottai, IN	monthly rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1950	Malvern, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1950	Healdsburg, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1950	Grafton, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1950	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1950	Hempstead, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	23 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

1799 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1950. 1950 had 223 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

Download the Data

Data for records on 1950-09-27: 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	160
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1