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Weather Records on 27 July 1908

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1908. Highest significance: Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 27 July 1908

  • On 27 July 1908, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Cape Otway Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 27 July 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 27 July 1908 17 station records on 27 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 27 July 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 July 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
HelmondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation26.5 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature17.1 C (62.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature13.4 C (56.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MarylandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature24.6 C (76.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature17.7 C (63.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.1 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 27 July 1908 by type Records set or tied on 27 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 July 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 27 July 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 July 1908 by timescale Records on 27 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 July 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 27 July 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 July 1908 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.7. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 102 to 4: 24 to 6: 26 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 July 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 210
2 to 42
4 to 62
6 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1908
Top 17 records on 27 July 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 July 1908Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)9 years29 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max10.8 C (51.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)46 years21 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Helmond, NLdaily rain26.5 mm (1.0 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Vestervig, DKdaily high min17.1 C (62.8 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min13.4 C (56.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Warialda Post Office, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Maryland, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)6 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Tranebjerg, DKdaily high max24.6 C (76.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Portland, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Sandvig, DKdaily high min17.7 C (63.9 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Freiburg, DEdaily rain18.1 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max9.7 C (49.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily high min17.5 C (63.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)11 years6 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie8 years1 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

1805 to 1908
Records on 07-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1908. 1908 had 17 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001805: 11815: 21820: 11832: 21847: 11852: 11856: 21857: 21862: 11863: 11867: 21868: 41870: 11871: 11872: 21873: 11875: 11876: 21877: 21881: 21882: 11883: 51884: 21886: 11887: 31888: 31889: 41890: 51891: 11893: 21894: 11895: 21896: 11897: 51898: 21899: 41900: 51901: 111902: 41903: 131904: 131905: 71906: 161907: 141908: 171909: 181910: 71911: 511912: 891913: 431914: 441915: 311916: 1431917: 461918: 1031919: 861920: 671921: 1231922: 951923: 1421924: 711925: 2341926: 1311927: 691928: 2221929: 1771930: 7861931: 4291932: 1721933: 4141934: 4711935: 2891936: 9711937: 4071938: 2871939: 2841940: 6321941: 4571942: 2581943: 3261944: 3981945: 3371946: 6801947: 3891948: 4851949: 4181950: 7971951: 2071952: 4761953: 2481954: 2941955: 5211956: 3251957: 3721958: 4911959: 3951960: 3851961: 2771962: 1,0091963: 5841964: 3351965: 4341966: 5941967: 5591968: 3911969: 5881970: 3791971: 1,0831972: 7901973: 7511974: 4031975: 5881976: 4261977: 8781978: 5831979: 7491980: 7601981: 1,2331982: 5841983: 1,4551984: 1,6131985: 5711986: 8361987: 1,1081988: 9361989: 1,1031990: 8461991: 7631992: 7911993: 1,3171994: 1,8511995: 1,1921996: 9501997: 1,1731998: 1,3631999: 8202000: 1,0192001: 1,2652002: 8162003: 1,0642004: 1,5522005: 1,7432006: 1,3212007: 9042008: 7842009: 8292010: 1,3302011: 1,0072012: 8232013: 1,1102014: 5902015: 7432016: 5652017: 4602018: 7302019: 5942020: 8372021: 1,1292022: 8542023: 8222024: 6472025: 8531805187618981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1908. 1908 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 07-27 in each year
YearRecords
18051
18152
18201
18322
18471
18521
18562
18572
18621
18631
18672
18684
18701
18711
18722
18731
18751
18762
18772
18812
18821
18835
18842
18861
18873
18883
18894
18905
18911
18932
18941
18952
18961
18975
18982
18994
19005
190111
19024
190313
190413
19057
190616
190714
190817
190918
19107
191151
191289
191343
191444
191531
1916143
191746
1918103
191986
192067
1921123
192295
1923142
192471
1925234
1926131
192769
1928222
1929177
1930786
1931429
1932172
1933414
1934471
1935289
1936971
1937407
1938287
1939284
1940632
1941457
1942258
1943326
1944398
1945337
1946680
1947389
1948485
1949418
1950797
1951207
1952476
1953248
1954294
1955521
1956325
1957372
1958491
1959395
1960385
1961277
19621,009
1963584
1964335
1965434
1966594
1967559
1968391
1969588
1970379
19711,083
1972790
1973751
1974403
1975588
1976426
1977878
1978583
1979749
1980760
19811,233
1982584
19831,455
19841,613
1985571
1986836
19871,108
1988936
19891,103
1990846
1991763
1992791
19931,317
19941,851
19951,192
1996950
19971,173
19981,363
1999820
20001,019
20011,265
2002816
20031,064
20041,552
20051,743
20061,321
2007904
2008784
2009829
20101,330
20111,007
2012823
20131,110
2014590
2015743
2016565
2017460
2018730
2019594
2020837
20211,129
2022854
2023822
2024647
2025853

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).