Weather Records on 27 April 1968

372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1968. Highest significance: Uppiliyapuram, IN.

Key Facts for 27 April 1968

On 27 April 1968, 372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 364 daily.
Uppiliyapuram set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 27 April 1968.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

372 stations

372 station records on 27 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rumbalara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kassansay	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vempalli	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parvatipur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Traipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Conselho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve (Pineside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tandur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pablillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

372 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 364.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1968

Top 20 records on 27 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1968	Uppiliyapuram, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Isakapally, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Rumbalara, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Kassansay, UZ	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Penedo, BR	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Kavali, IN	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Satyavedu, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Vempalli, IN	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Narsaraopet, IN	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Podili(Podile), IN	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Lucknow, IN	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1968	Embrun, FR	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1968	Parvatipur, IN	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1968	Pudukkottai, IN	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1968	Alice Downs, AU	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1968	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	33 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 372 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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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	280
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1