Weather Records on 27 October 1961

428 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1961. Highest significance: Hailey 3 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 27 October 1961

On 27 October 1961, 428 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 415 daily.
Hailey 3 NNW set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 27 October 1961.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

428 stations

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

Weather records on 27 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

428 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 27 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 27 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1961

Top 20 records on 27 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1961	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1961	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1961	Attur, IN	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1961	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1961	Modoc Orchard, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1961	Piler(Pileru), IN	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1961	Arni, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1961	Harapanahalli, IN	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1961	Uthankarai, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1961	Ndumu, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1961	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1961	Valley Head, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1961	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1961	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1961	Idaho City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1961	Bellary, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1961	Palmetto, US	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1961	Bumping Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1961	Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1961	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	31 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1961. 1961 had 428 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 50	305
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1