Weather Records on 27 April 1960

684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1960. Highest significance: Cape Borda Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 27 April 1960

On 27 April 1960, 684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 135 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 676 daily.
Cape Borda Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 27 April 1960.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

684 stations

684 station records on 27 April 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kotel'nikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kanekal	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Monica	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Table Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cygnet River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

684 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 443, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 27 April 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	443
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 27 April 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 676.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

595 broken records

Margins by which the 595 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1960

Top 20 records on 27 April 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1960	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1960	Edenton, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Yallunda Flat (Meetigilly), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Kotel'nikovo, RU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Satara, IN	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Kanekal, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Wellsboro 4 SW, US	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Kurundwad, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Newport Beach Harbor, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Raleigh 4 SW, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Monterey, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Bicheno (Council Depot), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Chinnar, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Canyon, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Davangire, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Santa Monica, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1960	Ventura, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	39 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 684 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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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	583
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1