Weather Records on 27 July 1957

372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1957. Highest significance: Umea, SE.

Key Facts for 27 July 1957

On 27 July 1957, 372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 371 daily.
Umea set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 27 July 1957.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

372 stations

372 station records on 27 July 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rayagada	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mehkar	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

372 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 184.

Records on 27 July 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1957

Top 20 records on 27 July 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1957	Umea, SE	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 July 1957	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Woody Island, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Gogland, RU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Middleboro, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Mullen 3S, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Springview 2NW, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Madurai, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Rayagada, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Canton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Neosho Rapids, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Council Grove, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Rayachoti, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1957	Dinhata, IN	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	20 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

1805 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1957. 1957 had 372 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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Data for records on 1957-07-27: 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 20	264
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2