Weather Records on 27 April 1982

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1982. Highest significance: Tarlee, AU.

Key Facts for 27 April 1982

On 27 April 1982, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 660 daily.
Tarlee set a daily record precipitation of 61.8 mm (2.4 in) on 27 April 1982.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 27 April 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ogoron	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keyneton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chengdu	China	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tusket	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Richmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Aldamas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kwepertuin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Etla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McLaren Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 April 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 April 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

600 broken records

Margins by which the 600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1982

Top 20 records on 27 April 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1982	Tarlee, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1982	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1982	Two Wells, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1982	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1982	Point Pass, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1982	Truro, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 April 1982	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1982	Balaklava, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1982	Coonalpyn, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1982	Nuriootpa, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1982	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1982	Hamley Bridge, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1982	Ogoron, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1982	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1982	Nairne, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1982	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1982	Hatteras, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1982	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1982	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1982	Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	47 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 685 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 1982-04-27: 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 20	548
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2