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Weather Records on 27 August 1908

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1908. Highest significance: Oestersund-Froesoen, SE.

Key Facts for 27 August 1908

  • On 27 August 1908, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Oestersund-Froesoen set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 27 August 1908.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1807 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 27 August 1908 10 station records on 27 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 27 August 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 August 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 27 August 1908 by type Records set or tied on 27 August 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 August 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 27 August 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 August 1908 by timescale Records on 27 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 August 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 9.
Records on 27 August 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 August 1908 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.5. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 2: 32 to 4: 24 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 August 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 23
2 to 42
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1908
Top 10 records on 27 August 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 August 1908Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)11 years26 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1908Washington, USdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1908Trenton 2, USdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)1 year17 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1908Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1908Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max21.7 C (71.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1908Philadelphia City, USdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1908Middletown 4 W, USdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1908Atlantic City Marina, USmonthly low max (Tie)17.8 C (64.0 F)tie4 years3 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1908Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily low max (Tie)18.3 C (64.9 F)tie22 years2 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 1908
Records on 08-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1908. 1908 had 10 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: 1,3621971: 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: 1,1441996: 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: 9292019: 9962020: 7622021: 6342022: 4692023: 9482024: 6012025: 1,2191807186518921912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1908. 1908 had 10 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
19701,362
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
19951,144
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
2018929
2019996
2020762
2021634
2022469
2023948
2024601
20251,219

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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).