Weather Records on 27 October 1959

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1959. Highest significance: Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX.

Key Facts for 27 October 1959

On 27 October 1959, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 371 daily.
Huatusco de Chicuellar set a daily record precipitation of 115.3 mm (4.5 in) on 27 October 1959.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

376 stations

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

Weather records on 27 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dalsinghsarai	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vandanmettu	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Basti	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madhuban	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 27 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 27 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1959

Top 20 records on 27 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1959	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Dalsinghsarai, IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Lalganj, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Rosera, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Bjornholt, NO	monthly rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Marhaura(Amnar), IN	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Vang I Valdres, NO	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Cotija, MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Orje, NO	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Tiruvannamalai, IN	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Bahera, IN	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Mahua, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Muhammadpur, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Chengannur, IN	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Vandanmettu, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Harlingen, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1959	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	69 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

1802 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1959. 1959 had 376 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	284
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1