Weather Records on 27 October 1960

180 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1960. Highest significance: Raichur, IN.

Key Facts for 27 October 1960

On 27 October 1960, 180 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 176 daily.
Raichur set a daily record precipitation of 96.6 mm (3.8 in) on 27 October 1960.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

180 stations

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

Weather records on 27 October 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Devrukh	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hubli	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kuusiku	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

180 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 27 October 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 October 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 176.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

134 broken records

Margins by which the 134 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1960

Top 20 records on 27 October 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1960	Raichur, IN	daily rain	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1960	Jammalamadugu, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1960	Belur, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1960	Pte de la Hague, FR	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1960	Devrukh, IN	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1960	Mudigere, IN	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1960	Puerto Vallarta, MX	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1960	Ottapalam, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1960	Ilkal, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1960	Hawthorne AP, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1960	Morekulam, IN	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1960	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	12.5 C (54.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1960	Hubli, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1960	Supa, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1960	Kumsi, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1960	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	monthly high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1960	Shiggaon, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1960	Buffalo, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1960	Brackettville, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1960	Rossland City Yard, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	23 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1960. 1960 had 180 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 20	122
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1