Weather Records on 27 October 1956

339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1956. Highest significance: Muncheberg, DE.

Key Facts for 27 October 1956

On 27 October 1956, 339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 328 daily.
Muncheberg set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 27 October 1956.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

339 stations

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

Weather records on 27 October 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Palmer Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pense	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lintlaw	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palatka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

339 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 27 October 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 27 October 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1956

Top 20 records on 27 October 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1956	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1956	McCall, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1956	Palmer Estate, ZA	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1956	Valdez WSO, US	monthly snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1956	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1956	Pense, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1956	Pemberton Meadows, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1956	Port Blair, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1956	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1956	Perundurai, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1956	Mudukulathur, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1956	Angermunde, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1956	Dawson, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1956	Ludlow, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1956	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1956	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1956	Davidson, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1956	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1956	Lintlaw, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1956	Mkambati, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	31 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1956. 1956 had 339 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 October 1956
Margin	Records
0 to 100	266
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1