Weather Records on 27 April 1972

645 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1972. Highest significance: Goliad, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 1972

On 27 April 1972, 645 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 337 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 596 daily.
Goliad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 194.3 mm (7.6 in) on 27 April 1972.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

645 stations

645 station records on 27 April 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Feijao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panelas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tisul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soljanka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tajga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dequeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ecum Secum	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

645 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 267, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 27 April 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	267
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 27 April 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 49, daily 596.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1972

Top 20 records on 27 April 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1972	Goliad, US	monthly rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1972	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Sackville, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Apache, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Fazenda Feijao, BR	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Tomsk, RU	monthly high min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Acude Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	La Delle 7 NE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Homer AP, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Blair, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Achinsk, RU	monthly high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Snyder, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Panelas, BR	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Kokpekty, KZ	monthly high max	28.8 C (83.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1972	Krasnojarsk, RU	monthly high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	33 years	35 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1972. 1972 had 645 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 50	518
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2