Weather Records on 27 April 1974

926 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1974. Highest significance: Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU.

Key Facts for 27 April 1974

On 27 April 1974, 926 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 884 daily.
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate) set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 27 April 1974.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

926 stations

926 station records on 27 April 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.5 mm (8.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Albert (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goolma (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Scamander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	192.1 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Hipolito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sento SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nepabunna Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee Station Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheshunt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oliveira Dos Brejinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Kulom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mooga Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

926 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 208, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 539, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 April 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	208
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	539
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 April 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 41, daily 884.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1974

Top 20 records on 27 April 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1974	Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1974	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	214.5 mm (8.4 in)	195.4 mm (7.7 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1974	Albert (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1974	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1974	Goolma (Brooklyn), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	German Town, AU	monthly rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	Upper Scamander, AU	monthly rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	Nive Downs, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	South Nietta, AU	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	Mc Clusky, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	Boonara, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	Luiz Correia, BR	daily rain	192.1 mm (7.6 in)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	Surat, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	Rockdale, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	Burren Junction (Hastings Stre, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1974	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	52 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 926 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 1974-04-27: 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 50	759
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1