Weather Records on 27 October 1968

436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1968. Highest significance: Gopalpur, IN.

Key Facts for 27 October 1968

On 27 October 1968, 436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 421 daily.
Gopalpur set a daily record precipitation of 321.2 mm (12.6 in) on 27 October 1968.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

436 stations

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

Weather records on 27 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	321.2 mm (12.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	178.2 mm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nqadu Heights (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Bella	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kolguev Severnyi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poljarnoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

436 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 186.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1968

Top 20 records on 27 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1968	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	321.2 mm (12.6 in)	186.8 mm (7.4 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1968	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1968	Alert Bay, CA	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1968	Narasannapeta, IN	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1968	Kalingapatam, IN	daily rain	178.2 mm (7.0 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1968	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1968	Amarante, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1968	Plant City, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1968	Ankenes, NO	daily snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1968	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1968	Semej, KZ	daily high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1968	Bull Harbour, CA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1968	Fort McPherson, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1968	Karesuando, SE	daily low min	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1968	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1968	Nqadu Heights (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1968	Tarnaby, SE	monthly low min	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1968	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1968	Enisejsk, RU	daily high min	3.6 C (38.5 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1968	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily low min	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	59 years	29 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1968. 1968 had 436 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 25	334
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1