Weather Records on 27 October 1985

592 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1985. Highest significance: Douglas, US.

Key Facts for 27 October 1985

On 27 October 1985, 592 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 556 daily.
Douglas set a daily record precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 27 October 1985.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

592 stations

592 station records on 27 October 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nowendoc (Beaufort)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Old Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leuctra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cagliari	Italy	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whian Whian (Rummery Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elwha Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towallum (Maxwelton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meldrum (Coolawarrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

592 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 October 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 October 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 556.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1985

Top 20 records on 27 October 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1985	Douglas, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1985	Dorrigo Post Office, AU	daily rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1985	Green Mountains, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1985	Flitwick Grange, ZA	monthly rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Nowendoc (Beaufort), AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Dayboro Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Ailey, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	110 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Glen Elgin (Glenbrook), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Whidbey Island NAS, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Widgee, AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Old Bonalbo Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 1985	Federal Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	12 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

1802 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1985. 1985 had 592 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	414
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	6