Weather Records on 27 October 2009

954 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 2009. Highest significance: Urunga (Sunset Place), AU.

Key Facts for 27 October 2009

On 27 October 2009, 954 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 914 daily.
Urunga (Sunset Place) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 300.0 mm (11.8 in) on 27 October 2009.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

954 stations

954 station records on 27 October 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.2 mm (11.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Meerschaum Vale (Jenbetdaph)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thumb Creek (Figtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meerschaumvale (Meerschaum Val	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville (Cow Cownty)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.8 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amery Acres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gamarren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bobin (Bobin Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kunghur (the Junction)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lewes	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Repentance Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eungai Creek (Southbank Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Creek (Cedar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iluka (Owen St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Nebo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyringham (Glenferneigh (Ring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Log Cabin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah (Rocky Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

954 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 468, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 27 October 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	468
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 27 October 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 914.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 167.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 2009

Top 20 records on 27 October 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 2009	Urunga (Sunset Place), AU	monthly rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	167.2 mm (6.6 in)	80 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 October 2009	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2009	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	monthly rain	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2009	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2009	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	monthly rain	280.2 mm (11.0 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2009	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2009	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2009	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2009	Meerschaum Vale (Jenbetdaph), AU	monthly rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2009	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	monthly rain	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2009	Beerburrum Forest Station, AU	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2009	Girilambone (Booroomugga), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	110 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2009	Bellata Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2009	Wilsons Peak, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2009	Thumb Creek (Figtree), AU	monthly rain	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2009	Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2009	Woodenbong (Unumgar St), AU	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2009	Meerschaumvale (Meerschaum Val, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2009	Bowraville (Cow Cownty), AU	monthly rain	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2009	Raynesford 2 NNW, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	54 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2009. 2009 had 954 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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Data for records on 2009-10-27: 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 2026-10-17 (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 25	693
25 to 50	61
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2