Weather Records on 27 July 1918

103 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1918. Highest significance: Jamberoo (Lorna), AU.

Key Facts for 27 July 1918

On 27 July 1918, 103 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 102 daily.
Jamberoo (Lorna) set a daily record precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 27 July 1918.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

103 stations

103 station records on 27 July 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Gresford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

103 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 59.

Records on 27 July 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

92 broken records

Margins by which the 92 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1918

Top 20 records on 27 July 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1918	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1918	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1918	Millie, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1918	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1918	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Dartmouth, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Salekhard, RU	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Branxton Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Stony Mountain, CA	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Kargopol, RU	all-time rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Cataract River, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Penshurst (Gresford), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1918	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	21 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1918. 1918 had 103 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	69
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1