Weather Records on 27 April 1961

313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1961. Highest significance: Rio de Contas, BR.

Key Facts for 27 April 1961

On 27 April 1961, 313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 308 daily.
Rio de Contas set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 27 April 1961.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

313 stations

313 station records on 27 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dauan Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	293.4 mm (11.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine (Caledonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Hall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjangud	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Guadalupe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lonepine 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

313 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 263.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1961

Top 20 records on 27 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1961	Rio de Contas, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1961	Dauan Island, AU	daily rain	293.4 mm (11.6 in)	263.9 mm (10.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1961	Sivakasi, IN	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1961	Paramirim, BR	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1961	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1961	Mundagod, IN	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1961	Ituacu, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1961	Puttur, IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1961	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1961	Tihoreck, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1961	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1961	Baradine (Caledonia), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1961	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1961	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1961	Pecos, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1961	Hassan Obsy, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1961	Pleasant Valley, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1961	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1961	Husum, DE	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	66 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1961	Charlotte Hall, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	60 years	27 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

1795 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 313 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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Data for records on 1961-04-27: 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 50	232
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1