Weather Records on 27 September 1952

539 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1952. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 September 1952

On 27 September 1952, 539 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
457 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 539 daily.
Royal Observatory set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 27 September 1952.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

539 stations

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

Weather records on 27 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pandappa Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

539 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 314, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	314
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1952

Top 20 records on 27 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1952	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1952	Pandappa Homestead, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1952	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1952	Barrie, CA	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Choteau, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Pakala, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Shencottah, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Grafton, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Pembina, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Logan Downs, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Cape Race (Aut), CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Boulder, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Saint Ignatius, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Ellendale, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1952	Wildeperdehoek, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	27 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

1799 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1952. 1952 had 539 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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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 5	367
5 to 10	52
10 to 15	10
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	5
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1