Weather Records on 27 July 1916

143 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1916. Highest significance: Quantambone, AU.

Key Facts for 27 July 1916

On 27 July 1916, 143 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 141 daily.
Quantambone set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 27 July 1916.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

143 stations

143 station records on 27 July 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nelgowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Oxley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tilcha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tinapagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Conoble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

143 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 101.

Records on 27 July 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1916 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 141.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

134 broken records

Margins by which the 134 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1916

Top 20 records on 27 July 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1916	Quantambone, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1916	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1916	Coonamble (Nardoo), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1916	Nelgowrie, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Toronto, CA	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Escanaba, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Tyrrell Downs, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Curraweena, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Gnalta, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Kinchega, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Teryawynia, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Wallaloo, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1916	Beltana, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	9 years	20 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1916. 1916 had 143 records.

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

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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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 10	117
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1