Home Years 1927 Weather Records in 1927: Year in Review 85,505 weather records were set or tied in 1927, including 33,620 temperature record highs and 23,293 record lows, and 27,197 of them still stand.
Data as of 2026-10-12 . Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).
Previous: 1926 Next: 1928 85,505 weather records were set or tied in 1927, including 33,620 record highs and 23,293 record lows of maximum and minimum temperature. 27,197 of the 85,505 records set in 1927 still stand (31.8%). November 1927 had the most records: 10,193. United States had the most records in 1927: 59,009, with 28,395 highs and 18,870 lows. 3,425 stations had a full year of temperature data in 1927, so counts differ between years partly because the number of reporting stations does. Record highs and record lows set or tied in 1927 Record highs 33,620 Record lows 23,293
Records set in 1927 that still stand or have since been beaten Still stand 27,197 (31.8%) Since beaten or tied 58,308 (68.2%)
A record stands until a later observation beats or ties it, as of 2026-10-12.
Records set or tied in 1927 by type Record daily precipitation 26,822 Record high maximum temperature 16,870 Record high minimum temperature 16,750 Record low maximum temperature 12,042 Record low minimum temperature 11,251 Record daily snowfall 1,121 Record snow depth 649
Records set or tied in 1927 by timescale Daily 82,501 Monthly 2,866 All-time 138
Records set or tied in each month of 1927 Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1927, all types together. 0 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Weather records set or tied in each calendar month of 1927, all types together. Records set or tied in each month of 1927 Month Records Jan 6,712 Feb 6,172 Mar 6,550 Apr 7,410 May 6,180 Jun 6,501 Jul 5,102 Aug 7,390 Sep 7,091 Oct 8,253 Nov 10,193 Dec 7,951
Countries with the most records set or tied in 1927 Country Records Highs Lows United States 59,009 28,395 18,870 Australia 12,201 584 760 Canada 4,879 1,829 1,437 Germany 1,796 511 522 Sweden 1,558 494 512 Russia 1,443 527 371 Norway 984 10 12 South Africa 750 0 0 Algeria 632 356 180 Ukraine 356 181 90 Denmark 276 103 116 United Kingdom 199 93 83 Austria 192 115 70 Netherlands 145 0 0 Tunisia 138 87 40
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) ) Data as of 2026-10-12. Records are computed by this site and are not official. Counts depend on how many stations reported.