Weather Records on 27 April 1997

1,588 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1997. Highest significance: McColl 3 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 1997

On 27 April 1997, 1,588 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 1,061 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,536 daily.
McColl 3 NNW set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 27 April 1997.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,588 stations

1,588 station records on 27 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Nueva	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Mill 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gruidora	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durango (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parral A. El Hormiguero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Cecil Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,588 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 762, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 299, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 27 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	762
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	299
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 27 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 51, daily 1,536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,272 broken records

Margins by which the 1,272 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 820.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1997

Top 20 records on 27 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1997	McColl 3 NNW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Abbeville, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	New Roads 5 NE, US	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Jacksonville NAS, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Agua Nueva, MX	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12.3 C (22.1 F)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Springer, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Ft Mill 4 NW, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Crockett, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Cuero, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Gruidora, MX	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Estes Park, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Midville, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Bowie, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Menard, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1997	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	44 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 1,588 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 2026-10-17 (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 200	1,258
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	4
600 to 800	2
800 to 1000	1