Weather Records on 27 October 2001

1,100 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 2001. Highest significance: Sharon, US.

Key Facts for 27 October 2001

On 27 October 2001, 1,100 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
527 were record highs and 324 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,070 daily.
Sharon set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 27 October 2001.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,100 stations

1,100 station records on 27 October 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sharon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Las Perlas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huautla de Jimenez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso Novillero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eveleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Capulines	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (Warringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Papaloapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wedgefield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oyameles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Community Postal Agen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Idolos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Papantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tecuantepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Rusio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fuerteventura/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,100 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 245, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 282, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 27 October 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	245
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	282
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 27 October 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 1,070.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

834 broken records

Margins by which the 834 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 2001

Top 20 records on 27 October 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 2001	Sharon, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2001	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2001	Altotonga, MX	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Pembina, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Edmore 4NW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Jalacingo, MX	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Las Perlas, MX	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Vega de Alatorre, MX	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Huautla de Jimenez, MX	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Venice, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Minocqua, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	St Petersburg, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Rest Lake, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Yuleba State Forest, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Alamo, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Argyle, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Hohenwald, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Paraiso Novillero, MX	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2001	Chiricahua Nm, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	86 years	41 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2001. 2001 had 1,100 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 50	797
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1