Weather Records on 27 November 1950

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 November 1950. Highest significance: Chapleau 2, CA.

Key Facts for 27 November 1950

On 27 November 1950, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 501 daily.
Chapleau 2 set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 27 November 1950.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

534 stations

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

Weather records on 27 November 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Donald (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Launiupoko Intake 376	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 27 November 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 27 November 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 27 November 1950 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 29, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 November 1950

Top 20 records on 27 November 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 November 1950	Chapleau 2, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 November 1950	Bathurst, CA	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Saint John, CA	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Waterville Wwtp, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	The Forks, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Cadiz, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Claysville 3 W, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Chapleau 2, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Philo, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Bic, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Pelee Island, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Houlton, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 November 1950	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	36 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

1793 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 534 records.

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

Records on 11-27 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1796	1
1815	1
1829	2
1838	2
1846	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1856	4
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	7
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1887	2
1890	10
1891	2
1892	1
1894	5
1895	3
1896	5
1897	3
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	3
1902	1
1903	28
1904	5
1905	5
1906	13
1907	14
1908	32
1909	36
1910	12
1911	22
1912	9
1913	18
1914	13
1915	34
1916	78
1917	94
1918	32
1919	55
1920	98
1921	108
1922	31
1923	48
1924	30
1925	93
1926	152
1927	375
1928	71
1929	118
1930	596
1931	181
1932	361
1933	331
1934	259
1935	272
1936	300
1937	258
1938	773
1939	310
1940	560
1941	173
1942	334
1943	127
1944	268
1945	265
1946	489
1947	255
1948	696
1949	1,141
1950	534
1951	685
1952	1,351
1953	521
1954	220
1955	690
1956	335
1957	159
1958	585
1959	476
1960	896
1961	348
1962	692
1963	388
1964	527
1965	864
1966	639
1967	360
1968	458
1969	450
1970	670
1971	450
1972	499
1973	1,453
1974	556
1975	1,222
1976	1,389
1977	1,190
1978	1,031
1979	851
1980	941
1981	769
1982	952
1983	2,097
1984	1,264
1985	2,808
1986	687
1987	786
1988	821
1989	927
1990	1,626
1991	742
1992	951
1993	1,674
1994	1,355
1995	832
1996	1,155
1997	980
1998	1,433
1999	954
2000	642
2001	1,247
2002	1,029
2003	641
2004	556
2005	853
2006	1,304
2007	472
2008	884
2009	726
2010	1,199
2011	1,213
2012	392
2013	1,165
2014	1,136
2015	1,183
2016	388
2017	1,136
2018	628
2019	997
2020	287
2021	565
2022	420
2023	623
2024	736
2025	296

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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 100	416
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1