Weather Records on 27 April 1965

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1965. Highest significance: Ventspils, LV.

Key Facts for 27 April 1965

On 27 April 1965, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 557 daily.
Ventspils set a monthly record daily precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 27 April 1965.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 27 April 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Melmoth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cracow Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franshammar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 27 April 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 27 April 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1000.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1965

Top 20 records on 27 April 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1965	Ventspils, LV	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1965	Melmoth, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Blackwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Woorabinda, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Saguache, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Wooroona, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Penrose, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Cracow Store, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1965	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1965. 1965 had 568 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 1965-04-27: 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 200	488
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1