Weather Records on 27 April 1981

1,148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1981. Highest significance: Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE.

Key Facts for 27 April 1981

On 27 April 1981, 1,148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
623 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 1,058 daily.
Leipzig-Holzhausen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.4 mm (2.5 in) on 27 April 1981.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,148 stations

1,148 station records on 27 April 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Simmern-Wahlbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Neustadt/Weinstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Neuwied	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lauda-Konigshofen-Gerlachsheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Schwalbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kosen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trier	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Ems	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lorch/Rhein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tsalka	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karabutak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Konigstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Herleshausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Hersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koblenz-Horchheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schwarzburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfstein/Pfalz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grebenhain-Herchenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wartenberg-Angersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nurburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philippsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waghausel-Kirrlach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhauser	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brotterode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guaira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,148 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 396, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 27 April 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	396
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 27 April 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 89, daily 1,058.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

919 broken records

Margins by which the 919 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1981

Top 20 records on 27 April 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1981	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	monthly rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 April 1981	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1981	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1981	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1981	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1981	Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1981	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1981	Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda, DE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1981	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1981	Simmern-Wahlbach, DE	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1981	Neustadt/Weinstrasse, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1981	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1981	Neuwied, DE	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1981	Lauda-Konigshofen-Gerlachsheim, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1981	Bad Schwalbach, DE	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1981	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1981	Bad Kosen, DE	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1981	Tann/Rhon, DE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1981	Emba, KZ	monthly rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1981	Trier, DE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	56 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1981. 1981 had 1,148 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	850
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4