US weather records set on Tuesday 27 October 2026
On Tuesday , 4 of 407 US cities set or tied a daily record (our calculation from NOAA records; preliminary).
Records set or tied
- Warm day or night
- Cold day or night
- Wet day
| Place | Record | Value | Before | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | ||||
| Barrow, AK | Warmest day tied | 36°F | 36°F 1946, 1928 | Confirmed |
| Bettles, AK | Warmest day | 36°F | 35°F 2019, 2013 | Provisional |
| Bettles, AK | Warmest night | 32°F | 27°F 2017, 2013 | Provisional |
| Kotzebue, AK | Warmest day tied | 40°F | 40°F 2019 | Confirmed |
| Hawaii | ||||
| Hilo, HI | Warmest day | 89°F | 86°F 2015, 1957 | Confirmed |
The longest "since" gaps
| Place | Answer | Since | Gap, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nome, AK | Warmest night | 115 years | |
| Des Moines, IA | Warmest night | 99 years | |
| Glasgow, MT | Wettest day | 80 years | |
| Barrow, AK | Warmest day | 80 years | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | Wettest day | 72 years | |
| Ord, NE | Wettest day | 46 years | |
| Greenville, MS | Dry spell | 36 years | |
| Salmon, ID | Wettest day | 35 years | |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Wettest day | 32 years | |
| Duluth, MN | Wettest day | 31 years | |
| Milwaukee, WI | Warmest night | 28 years | |
| Colorado Springs, CO | Warmest night | 28 years | |
| Rochester, MN | Warmest night | 28 years | |
| Amarillo, TX | Warmest night | 26 years | |
| Roswell, NM | Warmest night | 26 years | |
| Belvidere, NJ | Warmest day | 26 years | |
| Honolulu, HI | Wettest day | 25 years | |
| Pueblo, CO | Warmest night | 24 years | |
| Chicago, IL | Warmest night | 22 years | |
| Topeka, KS | Warmest night | 22 years |
Every record and gap in words
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a high of 36°F in Barrow, AK, tying the record for the warmest 27 October, set in 1946 and 1928, in 106 years since 1920 (no value for 1932); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a high of 36°F in Bettles, AK, the warmest 27 October on record, in 83 years since 1944; provisional.
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a low of 32°F in Bettles, AK, the warmest 27 October night on record, in 83 years since 1944; provisional.
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a high of 40°F in Kotzebue, AK, tying the record for the warmest 27 October, set in 2019, in 99 years since 1902 (no value for 1903, 1905, 1906 and 23 other years); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a high of 89°F in Hilo, HI, the warmest 27 October on record, in 78 years since 1949; matching the National Weather Service report.
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a low of 40°F in Nome, AK, the warmest 27 October night since 1911, 2nd warmest of 120.
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a low of 58°F in Des Moines, IA, the warmest 27 October night since 1927, tied 2nd warmest of 149 (with 1927).
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: 0.21 in of precipitation in Glasgow, MT, the wettest 27 October since 1946, 5th wettest of 130.
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a high of 36°F in Barrow, AK, tying the record for the warmest 27 October, set in 1946 and 1928, in 106 years since 1920 (no value for 1932); matching the National Weather Service report.
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: 0.92 in of precipitation in Fort Lauderdale, FL, the wettest 27 October since 1954 (no value for 1962), 5th wettest of 111.
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: 0.30 in of precipitation in Ord, NE, the wettest 27 October since 1980, 3rd wettest of 118.
- No measurable precipitation in Greenville, MS for 43 days to Tuesday 27 October 2026, the longest dry spell since 1990 (some days of that spell are missing, so it may have been shorter).
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: 0.12 in of precipitation in Salmon, ID, the wettest 27 October since 1991 (no value for 2014), tied 4th wettest of 113 (with 1961).
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: 0.89 in of precipitation in Corpus Christi, TX, the wettest 27 October since 1994, 5th wettest of 140.
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: 0.47 in of precipitation in Duluth, MN, the wettest 27 October since 1995, 7th wettest of 155.
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a low of 53°F in Milwaukee, WI, the warmest 27 October night since 1998, 5th warmest of 156.
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a low of 41°F in Colorado Springs, CO, the warmest 27 October night since 1998, tied 7th warmest of 130 (with 1998 and 1945).
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a low of 46°F in Rochester, MN, the warmest 27 October night since 1998, tied 6th warmest of 115 (with 1982, 1966 and 1964).
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a low of 56°F in Amarillo, TX, the warmest 27 October night since 2000, tied 3rd warmest of 135 (with 1998).
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a low of 57°F in Roswell, NM, the warmest 27 October night since 2000, 3rd warmest of 133.
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a high of 73°F in Belvidere, NJ, the warmest 27 October since 2000 (no value for 2006 and 2023), tied 11th warmest of 129 (with 2000, 1927 and 1899).
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: 0.22 in of precipitation in Honolulu, HI, the wettest 27 October since 2001, 7th wettest of 87.
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a low of 40°F in Pueblo, CO, the warmest 27 October night since 2002, tied 13th warmest of 139 (with 1979, 1974, 1969 and 2 other years).
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a low of 53°F in Chicago, IL, the warmest 27 October night since 2004, tied 7th warmest of 155 (with 2004, 1897 and 1877).
- Tuesday 27 October 2026: a low of 57°F in Topeka, KS, the warmest 27 October night since 2004, 7th warmest of 140.
National Weather Service record reports
National Weather Service record event reports issued from 20:00 UTC on 27 October to 20:00 UTC on 28 October 2026, by headline: 5.
- PRELIMINARY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT KOTZEBUE AK RERAFG,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT HILO HI RERHFO,
- RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT BIG PINEY WY RERBPI,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT KOTZEBUE AK RERAFG,
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT UTQIAGVIK (BARROW) AK RERAFG,
- Reports not listed
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