Weather Records on 27 August 1912

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1912. Highest significance: Coonamble (Warrana), AU.

Key Facts for 27 August 1912

On 27 August 1912, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 39 daily.
Coonamble (Warrana) set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 27 August 1912.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 27 August 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 25.

Records on 27 August 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 39.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records

Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1912

Top 20 records on 27 August 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1912	Coonamble (Warrana), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1912	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1912	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Burra Burra, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Gogland, RU	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	9 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Narromine (Mumble Peg), AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Yass, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Dalhousie, CA	monthly low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	3 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1912	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	29 years	13 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1912. 1912 had 40 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-27 in each year
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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	25
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1