Weather Records on 27 October 1981

1,076 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1981. Highest significance: Les Cedres, CA.

Key Facts for 27 October 1981

On 27 October 1981, 1,076 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,056 daily.
Les Cedres set a daily record precipitation of 45.9 mm (1.8 in) on 27 October 1981.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,076 stations

1,076 station records on 27 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Farnham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pandora	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stanstead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Oneida Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Ephrem	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitiuva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Troupsburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookneal	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mathias	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Pamphile	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abercorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timberville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magog	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Mathieu Laprairie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,076 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 680, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 27 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	680
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 27 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 1,056.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

960 broken records

Margins by which the 960 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1981

Top 20 records on 27 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1981	Les Cedres, CA	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1981	Farnham, CA	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1981	Florence 8 NE, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1981	Moncton, CA	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	McColl 3 NNW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Pandora, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Griffiss AFB, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Huntingdon, CA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	109 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Grosse Pointe Farms, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Windsor A, CA	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Bishopton, CA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Richmond, CA	monthly rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Montreal/St-Hubert A, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Stanstead, CA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1981	Elkin, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	49 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

1802 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1981. 1981 had 1,076 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 2026-10-16 (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	824
20 to 40	108
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1