Weather Records on 27 April 1959

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1959. Highest significance: Fowler, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 1959

On 27 April 1959, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 436 daily.
Fowler set a monthly record daily precipitation of 102.4 mm (4.0 in) on 27 April 1959.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 27 April 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fowler	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 27 April 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 April 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1959

Top 20 records on 27 April 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1959	Fowler, US	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Chicago UNIV, US	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Kenton, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	River Jordan, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Franklin, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Millersburg, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Upper Sandusky, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Butler, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Peakvale Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Stave Falls, CA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Marion 2 N, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	La Rue, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1959	Berne Wwtp, US	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	40 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1959. 1959 had 470 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1959-04-27: 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 10	302
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2