Weather Records on 27 April 1951

409 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1951. Highest significance: New Westminster, CA.

Key Facts for 27 April 1951

On 27 April 1951, 409 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 399 daily.
New Westminster set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 27 April 1951.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

409 stations

409 station records on 27 April 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canterbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	137.0 cm (53.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

409 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 27 April 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 27 April 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 690.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1951

Top 20 records on 27 April 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1951	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1951	Astoria, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1951	St John's, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1951	Steveston, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1951	Albion, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1951	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1951	Palamner, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1951	Ebrach, DE	monthly rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1951	Eltham, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1951	Plauen, DE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1951	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1951	Aguas Belas, BR	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1951	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1951	Beenak, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1951	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1951	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1951	Aseral, NO	daily snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1951	Greeley, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1951	Delegate Station, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1951	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 409 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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Data for records on 1951-04-27: 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 100	319
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1