Weather Records on 27 October 1997

2,783 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 1997. Highest significance: Woodbury, US.

Key Facts for 27 October 1997

On 27 October 1997, 2,783 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 1,525 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 367 monthly and 2,406 daily.
Woodbury set a daily record precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 27 October 1997.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 27 October 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Guide Rock	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nelson	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fairmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Las Animas	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Archer	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stratton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Usher Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Albin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nahunta 6NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mandera	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Andalsnes	Norway	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hegra II	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley Unc	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Raymer	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,783 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 710, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 815, Heaviest daily rainfall 411, Heaviest daily snowfall 139, Deepest snow cover 412.

Records on 27 October 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	710
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	815
Heaviest daily rainfall	411
Heaviest daily snowfall	139
Deepest snow cover	412

Records on 27 October 1997 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 367, daily 2,406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,266 broken records

Margins by which the 2,266 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 730.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 1997

Top 20 records on 27 October 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 1997	Woodbury, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	95 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Live Oak, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Kassler, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Guide Rock, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Nelson, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	103 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Abu Hamed, SD	all-time rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Harlan Co Lake, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Fairmount, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Las Animas, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Holly, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Toccoa, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Lenora Coop, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Wilsonville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Archer, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Stratton, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Usher Twr, US	monthly rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 1997	Prairie du Chien, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1997. 1997 had 2,783 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 100	2,097
100 to 200	94
200 to 300	46
300 to 400	16
400 to 500	10
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1