Weather Records on 27 April 1979

758 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1979. Highest significance: Gardiner, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 1979

On 27 April 1979, 758 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
369 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 711 daily.
Gardiner set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 27 April 1979.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

758 stations

758 station records on 27 April 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cococi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Talas	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Round Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haidarakan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maracaja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shepaug Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ak-Terk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolet	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Rose du Degelis	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhergital	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalay-Khumb	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

758 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 279, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	279
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 46, daily 711.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1372.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1979

Top 20 records on 27 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1979	Gardiner, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1979	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	daily rain	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1979	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Danbury, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Wigwam Rsvr, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Cococi, BR	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Massena Intl AP, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Burlington, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Lewiston, US	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Richmond, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Talas, KG	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Round Pond, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Brockton, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Grafton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Portland Jetport, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Haidarakan, KG	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Hartford-Bradley Intl AP, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Maracaja, BR	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1979	Podor, SN	daily high min	28.4 C (83.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	119 years	41 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1979. 1979 had 758 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 1979-04-27: 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	644
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1