Weather Records on 27 October 2015

395 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 2015. Highest significance: Oak Ridge, US.

Key Facts for 27 October 2015

On 27 October 2015, 395 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 388 daily.
Oak Ridge set a daily record precipitation of 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 27 October 2015.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

395 stations

395 station records on 27 October 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vidalia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmore State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Labuan	Malaysia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ica	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eumarella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Attunga (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darkwater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trident	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Djambala	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolton Point (the Ridge Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Limoges - Bellegarde	France	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin Is #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Panama City 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mora Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yallambie (Mount Auban)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Piedras Exp STN	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dhahran	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Qionghai	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sumoto	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Canga	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

395 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 186.

Records on 27 October 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 October 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 2015

Top 20 records on 27 October 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 2015	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2015	Versailles, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Kodiak AP, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Vidalia #2, US	daily rain	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Melvin, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Murray, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Goombungee Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Titusville, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Dunmore State Forest, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Downieville, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Talkeetna AP, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Glenaven, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Labuan, MY	monthly high min	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Ica, RU	daily high max	12.1 C (53.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Semjachik, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Kyogle Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Calhoun 4ENE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2015	Marion, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	37 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2015. 2015 had 395 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 20	319
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1