Weather Records on 27 October 1954

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1954. Highest significance: Koolpinyah, AU.

Key Facts for 27 October 1954

On 27 October 1954, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 478 daily.
Koolpinyah set a daily record precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 27 October 1954.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 27 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeys Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pet Jorhat	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moree (Talmoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 478.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1954

Top 20 records on 27 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1954	Koolpinyah, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Timber Creek Police, AU	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Walwa, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Graman (Willowie), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Tallyabra, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Wombat (Tumbleton), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Baunsi, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Gongolgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Lyndhurst, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1954	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 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

1802 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1954. 1954 had 493 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	381
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2