Weather Records on 27 October 1950

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1950. Highest significance: Kellevie, AU.

Key Facts for 27 October 1950

On 27 October 1950, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 576 daily.
Kellevie set a daily record precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 27 October 1950.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

603 stations

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

Weather records on 27 October 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aldivaloch (Budgeree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Beach (Compton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitemark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 27 October 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 27 October 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 576.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

511 broken records

Margins by which the 511 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1950

Top 20 records on 27 October 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1950	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1950	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Triabunna (3 Boyle Street), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Aldivaloch (Budgeree), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Fremont 5 NW, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Oatlands (Bow Hill), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Lindisfarne, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Bream Creek (Stroud), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Yreka, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Grayling, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Robeville, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1950	Cambridge (Milford), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	45 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

1802 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1950. 1950 had 603 records.

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

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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	454
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1