Weather Records on 27 August 1903
22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1903. Highest significance: Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU.
Key Facts for 27 August 1903
- On 27 August 1903, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 3 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 21 daily.
- Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde set a daily record precipitation of 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 27 August 1903.
- Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.
Record Map
22 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 108.2 mm (4.3 in) | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| Maitland West | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 64.0 mm (2.5 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 49.0 mm (1.9 in) | 37 of 100 (Notable) |
| Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 59.7 mm (2.4 in) | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 29.5 mm (1.2 in) | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 22.4 mm (0.9 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Toledo Blade | United States | Record daily precipitation | 65.0 mm (2.6 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Murrurundi Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 28.2 mm (1.1 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cassilis Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 21.1 mm (0.8 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Stanley | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 11.2 mm (0.4 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stockholm | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 13.7 mm (0.5 in) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jacksonville Wb City | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 35.6 C (96.1 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montgomery Wb City | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 36.1 C (97.0 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Durban-Botanical Gardens | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 44.7 mm (1.8 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Boorolong | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bathurst Gaol | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 9.4 C (48.9 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Mudgee (George Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cleveland 2717 Euclid | United States | Record daily precipitation | 47.0 mm (1.9 in) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bathurst Gaol | Australia | Record high minimum temperature | 5.6 C (42.1 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stratford | Canada | Record low maximum temperature | 15.0 C (59.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| La Crosse Wb City | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 17.8 C (64.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Madison Wb City | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 17.8 C (64.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
22 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 2 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 4 |
| Highest daily minimum | 1 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 0 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 15 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 1 |
| daily | 21 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
16 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 20 | 12 |
| 20 to 40 | 1 |
| 40 to 60 | 1 |
| 60 to 80 | 1 |
| 80 to 100 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
27 August 1903| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 1903 | Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU | daily rain | 108.2 mm (4.3 in) | 84.3 mm (3.3 in) | 59 years | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| 27 August 1903 | Maitland West, AU | daily rain | 64.0 mm (2.5 in) | 60.2 mm (2.4 in) | 10 years | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| 27 August 1903 | Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU | daily rain | 49.0 mm (1.9 in) | 36.3 mm (1.4 in) | 11 years | 37 of 100 (Notable) |
| 27 August 1903 | Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU | daily rain | 59.7 mm (2.4 in) | 40.4 mm (1.6 in) | 13 years | 36 of 100 (Notable) |
| 27 August 1903 | Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU | daily rain | 29.5 mm (1.2 in) | 18.3 mm (0.7 in) | 6 years | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU | daily rain | 22.4 mm (0.9 in) | 11.5 mm (0.5 in) | 23 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Toledo Blade, US | monthly rain | 65.0 mm (2.6 in) | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 1 year | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Murrurundi Post Office, AU | daily rain | 28.2 mm (1.1 in) | 14.2 mm (0.6 in) | 1 year | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Cassilis Post Office, AU | daily rain | 21.1 mm (0.8 in) | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 1 year | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Port Stanley, CA | daily rain | 11.2 mm (0.4 in) | 4.8 mm (0.19 in) | 22 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Stockholm, SE | daily rain | 13.7 mm (0.5 in) | 1.7 mm (0.07 in) | 28 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Jacksonville Wb City, US | daily high max | 35.6 C (96.1 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 30 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Montgomery Wb City, US | daily high max | 36.1 C (97.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 29 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA | daily rain | 44.7 mm (1.8 in) | 3.3 mm (0.13 in) | 21 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Boorolong, AU | daily rain | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 1 year | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Bathurst Gaol, AU | daily low max | 9.4 C (48.9 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 1 year | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Mudgee (George Street), AU | daily rain (Tie) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | tie | 32 years | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US | daily rain (Tie) | 47.0 mm (1.9 in) | tie | 31 years | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Bathurst Gaol, AU | daily high min (Tie) | 5.6 C (42.1 F) | tie | 21 years | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| 27 August 1903 | Stratford, CA | daily low max (Tie) | 15.0 C (59.0 F) | tie | 17 years | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
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
1807 to 1903| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1807 | 3 |
| 1810 | 1 |
| 1811 | 1 |
| 1813 | 1 |
| 1816 | 1 |
| 1827 | 1 |
| 1829 | 1 |
| 1834 | 1 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1847 | 1 |
| 1848 | 1 |
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1857 | 1 |
| 1858 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1864 | 3 |
| 1865 | 2 |
| 1869 | 1 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1871 | 1 |
| 1874 | 1 |
| 1876 | 1 |
| 1877 | 4 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1881 | 2 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1884 | 3 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 10 |
| 1891 | 4 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1894 | 7 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1896 | 4 |
| 1899 | 5 |
| 1900 | 5 |
| 1901 | 6 |
| 1902 | 2 |
| 1903 | 22 |
| 1904 | 4 |
| 1905 | 16 |
| 1906 | 27 |
| 1907 | 9 |
| 1908 | 10 |
| 1909 | 10 |
| 1910 | 6 |
| 1911 | 16 |
| 1912 | 40 |
| 1913 | 10 |
| 1914 | 31 |
| 1915 | 37 |
| 1916 | 106 |
| 1917 | 57 |
| 1918 | 18 |
| 1919 | 78 |
| 1920 | 36 |
| 1921 | 27 |
| 1922 | 52 |
| 1923 | 63 |
| 1924 | 245 |
| 1925 | 102 |
| 1926 | 143 |
| 1927 | 395 |
| 1928 | 197 |
| 1929 | 80 |
| 1930 | 247 |
| 1931 | 205 |
| 1932 | 355 |
| 1933 | 368 |
| 1934 | 249 |
| 1935 | 348 |
| 1936 | 806 |
| 1937 | 679 |
| 1938 | 374 |
| 1939 | 191 |
| 1940 | 468 |
| 1941 | 504 |
| 1942 | 476 |
| 1943 | 581 |
| 1944 | 811 |
| 1945 | 414 |
| 1946 | 345 |
| 1947 | 291 |
| 1948 | 987 |
| 1949 | 475 |
| 1950 | 380 |
| 1951 | 415 |
| 1952 | 402 |
| 1953 | 712 |
| 1954 | 594 |
| 1955 | 485 |
| 1956 | 387 |
| 1957 | 615 |
| 1958 | 213 |
| 1959 | 522 |
| 1960 | 365 |
| 1961 | 365 |
| 1962 | 577 |
| 1963 | 335 |
| 1964 | 400 |
| 1965 | 440 |
| 1966 | 406 |
| 1967 | 887 |
| 1968 | 517 |
| 1969 | 780 |
| 1970 | 1,361 |
| 1971 | 640 |
| 1972 | 722 |
| 1973 | 1,519 |
| 1974 | 722 |
| 1975 | 506 |
| 1976 | 565 |
| 1977 | 793 |
| 1978 | 671 |
| 1979 | 917 |
| 1980 | 478 |
| 1981 | 998 |
| 1982 | 828 |
| 1983 | 823 |
| 1984 | 683 |
| 1985 | 660 |
| 1986 | 1,072 |
| 1987 | 1,356 |
| 1988 | 601 |
| 1989 | 854 |
| 1990 | 761 |
| 1991 | 813 |
| 1992 | 1,657 |
| 1993 | 1,087 |
| 1994 | 696 |
| 1995 | 1,143 |
| 1996 | 968 |
| 1997 | 1,189 |
| 1998 | 1,387 |
| 1999 | 1,258 |
| 2000 | 865 |
| 2001 | 1,304 |
| 2002 | 1,027 |
| 2003 | 916 |
| 2004 | 1,037 |
| 2005 | 733 |
| 2006 | 1,090 |
| 2007 | 958 |
| 2008 | 885 |
| 2009 | 701 |
| 2010 | 1,045 |
| 2011 | 1,518 |
| 2012 | 626 |
| 2013 | 629 |
| 2014 | 582 |
| 2015 | 832 |
| 2016 | 968 |
| 2017 | 838 |
| 2018 | 933 |
| 2019 | 1,013 |
| 2020 | 777 |
| 2021 | 635 |
| 2022 | 470 |
| 2023 | 953 |
| 2024 | 600 |
| 2025 | 1,218 |
| 2026 | 815 |
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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).