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Weather Records on 27 August 1906

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1906. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 1906

  • On 27 August 1906, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Washington set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 27 August 1906.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 27 August 1906 27 station records on 27 August 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 27 August 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 August 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature8.2 C (46.8 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 27 August 1906 by type Records set or tied on 27 August 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 8Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 August 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 27 August 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum8
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 August 1906 by timescale Records on 27 August 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 August 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27.
Records on 27 August 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 August 1906 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 175 to 10: 310 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 August 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 517
5 to 103
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1906
Top 20 records on 27 August 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 August 1906Washington, USdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)30.0 mm (1.2 in)23 years30 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)33 years26 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)24 years23 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Portland, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low min3.9 C (39.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Port Dover, CAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)14 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Windsor Riverside, CAdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Concord, USdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Charlottetown, CAdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Port Stanley, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)3 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Southampton, CAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Quebec, CAdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Middletown 4 W, USdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)14 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max8.2 C (46.8 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)3 years7 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1906Sandvig, DKdaily low max14.0 C (57.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)6 years7 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 1906
Records on 08-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1906. 1906 had 27 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001807: 31810: 11811: 11813: 11816: 11827: 11829: 11834: 11846: 11847: 11848: 11854: 11857: 11858: 11859: 11863: 11864: 31865: 21869: 11870: 11871: 11874: 11876: 11877: 41880: 11881: 21882: 11884: 31885: 21886: 21887: 21889: 11890: 101891: 41892: 11894: 71895: 11896: 41899: 51900: 51901: 61902: 21903: 221904: 41905: 161906: 271907: 91908: 101909: 101910: 61911: 161912: 401913: 101914: 311915: 371916: 1061917: 571918: 181919: 781920: 361921: 271922: 521923: 631924: 2451925: 1021926: 1431927: 3951928: 1971929: 801930: 2471931: 2051932: 3551933: 3681934: 2491935: 3481936: 8061937: 6791938: 3741939: 1911940: 4681941: 5041942: 4761943: 5811944: 8111945: 4141946: 3451947: 2911948: 9871949: 4751950: 3801951: 4151952: 4021953: 7121954: 5941955: 4851956: 3871957: 6151958: 2131959: 5221960: 3651961: 3651962: 5771963: 3351964: 4001965: 4401966: 4061967: 8871968: 5171969: 7801970: 1,3611971: 6401972: 7221973: 1,5191974: 7221975: 5061976: 5651977: 7931978: 6711979: 9171980: 4781981: 9981982: 8281983: 8231984: 6831985: 6601986: 1,0721987: 1,3561988: 6011989: 8541990: 7611991: 8131992: 1,6571993: 1,0871994: 6961995: 1,1431996: 9681997: 1,1891998: 1,3871999: 1,2582000: 8652001: 1,3042002: 1,0272003: 9162004: 1,0372005: 7332006: 1,0902007: 9582008: 8852009: 7012010: 1,0452011: 1,5182012: 6262013: 6292014: 5822015: 8322016: 9682017: 8382018: 9332019: 1,0132020: 7772021: 6352022: 4702023: 9532024: 6002025: 1,2182026: 8151807186518921912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1906. 1906 had 27 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-27 in each year
YearRecords
18073
18101
18111
18131
18161
18271
18291
18341
18461
18471
18481
18541
18571
18581
18591
18631
18643
18652
18691
18701
18711
18741
18761
18774
18801
18812
18821
18843
18852
18862
18872
18891
189010
18914
18921
18947
18951
18964
18995
19005
19016
19022
190322
19044
190516
190627
19079
190810
190910
19106
191116
191240
191310
191431
191537
1916106
191757
191818
191978
192036
192127
192252
192363
1924245
1925102
1926143
1927395
1928197
192980
1930247
1931205
1932355
1933368
1934249
1935348
1936806
1937679
1938374
1939191
1940468
1941504
1942476
1943581
1944811
1945414
1946345
1947291
1948987
1949475
1950380
1951415
1952402
1953712
1954594
1955485
1956387
1957615
1958213
1959522
1960365
1961365
1962577
1963335
1964400
1965440
1966406
1967887
1968517
1969780
19701,361
1971640
1972722
19731,519
1974722
1975506
1976565
1977793
1978671
1979917
1980478
1981998
1982828
1983823
1984683
1985660
19861,072
19871,356
1988601
1989854
1990761
1991813
19921,657
19931,087
1994696
19951,143
1996968
19971,189
19981,387
19991,258
2000865
20011,304
20021,027
2003916
20041,037
2005733
20061,090
2007958
2008885
2009701
20101,045
20111,518
2012626
2013629
2014582
2015832
2016968
2017838
2018933
20191,013
2020777
2021635
2022470
2023953
2024600
20251,218
2026815

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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).