Weather Records on 27 September 2021

893 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 2021. Highest significance: Vishakhapatnam, IN.

Key Facts for 27 September 2021

On 27 September 2021, 893 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
629 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 886 daily.
Vishakhapatnam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 267.0 mm (10.5 in) on 27 September 2021.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

893 stations

893 station records on 27 September 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur/Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rostock-Warnemunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lingling	China	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gardelegen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

893 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 346, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 283, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 September 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	346
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	283
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 September 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

729 broken records

Margins by which the 729 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 2021

Top 20 records on 27 September 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 2021	Vishakhapatnam, IN	monthly rain	267.0 mm (10.5 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	107 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 September 2021	Kalgan River, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	M.O. Amini, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Eagle, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	154 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Magdeburg, DE	daily high min	16.4 C (61.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Waren, DE	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Jaipur/Sanganer, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Hays 1 S, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Horton, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	123 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Gordon 6N, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Goldendale, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Kennewick, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	123 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Linhult_D, SE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Gallivare_A, SE	daily high max	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Springerville, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 2021	Abilene, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	123 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

1799 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2021. 2021 had 893 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

Download the Data

Data for records on 2021-09-27: 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 20	714
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1