Weather Records on 27 October 1953

285 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1953. Highest significance: Burnett Heads Niell St, AU.

Key Facts for 27 October 1953

On 27 October 1953, 285 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 276 daily.
Burnett Heads Niell St set a monthly record daily precipitation of 182.9 mm (7.2 in) on 27 October 1953.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

285 stations

285 station records on 27 October 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fernbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

285 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 27 October 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 October 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

255 broken records

Margins by which the 255 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1953

Top 20 records on 27 October 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1953	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1953	Millaquin Sugar, AU	monthly rain	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Shirol, IN	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	monthly rain	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Goodwood Rail STN, AU	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Wallaville- Mill Street, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Ramdurg, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Bajool Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Hosdurg, IN	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Madhugiri, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Mantova, IT	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Moran, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Tiptur, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Lethebrook, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1953	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	39 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

1802 to 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1953. 1953 had 285 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	208
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1