Weather Records on 27 October 1951

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1951. Highest significance: Mtn View 91, US.

Key Facts for 27 October 1951

On 27 October 1951, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 260 daily.
Mtn View 91 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 280.4 mm (11.0 in) on 27 October 1951.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

269 stations

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

Weather records on 27 October 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	280.4 mm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahukona 159	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 27 October 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 27 October 1951 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1951

Top 20 records on 27 October 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1951	Mtn View 91, US	monthly rain	280.4 mm (11.0 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1951	Clarens (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1951	Berlin 91, ZA	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Castle Dale, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Mill Bay, CA	all-time rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Lambertina, ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Dawson, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Terrace, CA	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Muskogee, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Ficksburg, ZA	all-time rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Belmont, ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1951	Sulphur Platt Nat'l Pk, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1951	Russellville, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1951	Leribe, LS	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	32 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

1802 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1951. 1951 had 269 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	194
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1