Weather Records on 27 October 1979

553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1979. Highest significance: Daroca, ES.

Key Facts for 27 October 1979

On 27 October 1979, 553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 532 daily.
Daroca set a daily record precipitation of 39.5 mm (1.6 in) on 27 October 1979.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

553 stations

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

Weather records on 27 October 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petawawa Nat Forestry	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mirassol	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad-Airport	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kristinehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Massawa	Eritrea	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arvika	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

553 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 27 October 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 27 October 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 532.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1979

Top 20 records on 27 October 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1979	Daroca, ES	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1979	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1979	Penola Downs Station, AU	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1979	North Bay, CA	daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	4.7 cm (1.9 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1979	Los Reyes, MX	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1979	Milingimbi, AU	monthly rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1979	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1979	El Reno 1 N, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1979	Crystal Falls, CA	monthly snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1979	Franklinville, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1979	Barrage Angliers, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1979	Hanover, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1979	Carnarvon Airport, AU	daily high max	37.3 C (99.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1979	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1979	Petawawa Nat Forestry, CA	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1979	Tbilisi, GE	daily low max	10.2 C (50.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1979	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1979	Tg Jiu, RO	daily low min	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	79 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1979	Bellingham 2 N, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 1979	Flahult, SE	daily low min	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1979. 1979 had 553 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 20	436
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1