Weather Records on 27 April 1956

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1956. Highest significance: Huntsville, CA.

Key Facts for 27 April 1956

On 27 April 1956, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 664 daily.
Huntsville set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 27 April 1956.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 27 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prince	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williams Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leola	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rosthern	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 27 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 27 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

567 broken records

Margins by which the 567 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1956

Top 20 records on 27 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1956	Huntsville, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Orangeville, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Austin #2, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Eureka, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Maquoketa, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Southampton, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Haliburton A, CA	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Fort Dearborn, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Lindsay, CA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	27.7 C (81.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Orono, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Clinton #1, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Russell, CA	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Alipurduar, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Northwood, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1956	Falakata Sr, IN	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 685 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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Data for records on 1956-04-27: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	557
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1