Weather Records on 27 October 2023

1,668 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 2023. Highest significance: Ferris, US.

Key Facts for 27 October 2023

On 27 October 2023, 1,668 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
734 were record highs and 594 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,627 daily.
Ferris set an all-time record daily precipitation of 286.5 mm (11.3 in) on 27 October 2023.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,668 stations

1,668 station records on 27 October 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	286.5 mm (11.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Anaconda	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hardin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Brandenberg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Philipsburg Rs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Belltower	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cohagen	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow 14 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Circle	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harlowton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,668 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 281, Highest daily minimum 498, Lowest daily minimum 313, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 119.

Records on 27 October 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	281
Highest daily minimum	498
Lowest daily minimum	313
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	119

Records on 27 October 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 40, daily 1,627.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,373 broken records

Margins by which the 1,373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 2023

Top 20 records on 27 October 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 2023	Ferris, US	all-time rain	286.5 mm (11.3 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	Anaconda, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	97 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	Brusett 3 E, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	Divide, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	120 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	Hardin, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	Brandenberg, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	Grass Range, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	San Marcos, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	Philipsburg Rs, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2023	Belltower, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2023	Turtle Lake, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2023	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2023	Elgin, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2023	Willow City, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 years	56 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2023. 2023 had 1,668 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,261
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1