Weather Records on 27 April 1962

741 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1962. Highest significance: Kukuiula 935, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 1962

On 27 April 1962, 741 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
368 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 681 daily.
Kukuiula 935 set a daily record precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 27 April 1962.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

741 stations

741 station records on 27 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tatoosh Island Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Falls Park 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kelso	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abitibi Canyon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

741 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 305, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 27 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 27 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 59, daily 681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1962

Top 20 records on 27 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1962	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Mundagod, IN	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Cramond, Albert Fall, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Aakukui 1007, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Tatoosh Island Wb, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Bumping Lake, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Rainbow Falls Park 2 E, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Hillsboro, US	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Oregon City, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Chimacum 4 S, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1962	Parkdale, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	45 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 741 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 1962-04-27: 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 100	592
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2