Weather Records on 27 April 2002

1,024 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 2002. Highest significance: Hutchinson 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 27 April 2002

On 27 April 2002, 1,024 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
408 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 997 daily.
Hutchinson 1 N set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 27 April 2002.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,024 stations

1,024 station records on 27 April 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	139.1 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kisa_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Potla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cashton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minneota	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,024 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 27 April 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 27 April 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 997.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

814 broken records

Margins by which the 814 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 2002

Top 20 records on 27 April 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 2002	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2002	Sisseton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 April 2002	Qinzhou, CN	daily rain	139.1 mm (5.5 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Viroqua, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Kisa_D, SE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Lemmer (Gemaal Buma), NL	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Kilauea 1134, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	East London, ZA	daily low min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Des Arc, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Independence, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Cynthiana, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Glendale, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Atoka, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 2002	Weyerhaeuser 1N, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	42 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 1,024 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 2002-04-27: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	768
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	2