Weather Records on 27 April 1952

722 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1952. Highest significance: Atlantic City Marina, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 1952

On 27 April 1952, 722 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
465 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 624 daily.
Atlantic City Marina set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.4 mm (4.0 in) on 27 April 1952.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

722 stations

722 station records on 27 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pottstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

722 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 303, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	303
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 98, daily 624.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1952

Top 20 records on 27 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1952	Atlantic City Marina, US	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1952	Biscuit Flat (Woolmit), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Uthamapalayam, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Pottstown, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Rock Hall, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Solomons, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Westminster 2 SSE, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Fallston, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Millington 1 SE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Woodstock, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Hopewell, US	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Mt Wx, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Kings Tablelands, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	Hanover, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1952	College Park, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	34 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 722 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1952-04-27: 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 10	520
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1