Weather Records on 27 April 1955

937 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1955. Highest significance: Perola Park, AU.

Key Facts for 27 April 1955

On 27 April 1955, 937 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 483 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 917 daily.
Perola Park set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 27 April 1955.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

937 stations

937 station records on 27 April 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Viking	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saltora	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Levy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middlewater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daly River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schurz	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

937 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 279, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 204, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 27 April 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	279
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	204
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 27 April 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 917.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

748 broken records

Margins by which the 748 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1955

Top 20 records on 27 April 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1955	Perola Park, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Sion, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Zaaiplaats, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Pilger, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Cape Don, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Viking, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Tahoe City, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Manati 2 E, PR	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	McCall, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Deer Creek Ph, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Storlien, SE	daily low min	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Ranfurly, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Lake Spaulding, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Darwin Loco Works, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Springfield Government Tank, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Upper Lake 2 N, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1955	Sand Pass, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	36 years	35 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

1795 to 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 937 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

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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 100	737
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1