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Weather Records on 27 August 1918

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1918. Highest significance: Belle Isle, CA.

Key Facts for 27 August 1918

  • On 27 August 1918, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Belle Isle set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -1.7 C (28.9 F) on 27 August 1918.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 27 August 1918 18 station records on 27 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 27 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 August 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord low minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Woody IslandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation41.7 mm (1.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature27.7 C (81.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord daily precipitation12.3 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 27 August 1918 by type Records set or tied on 27 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 27 August 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 August 1918 by timescale Records on 27 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 17.
Records on 27 August 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 August 1918 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 112 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 210 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 August 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 211
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 102
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 162

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1918
Top 18 records on 27 August 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 August 1918Belle Isle, CAmonthly low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years25 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Bird Rocks, CAdaily low min6.1 C (43.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)35 years23 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Cap Madeleine, CAdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)15.8 mm (0.6 in)8 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Lexington Bluegrass AP, USdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Woody Island, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Halifax, CAdaily rain41.7 mm (1.6 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Hambantota, LKdaily low max27.7 C (81.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)48 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Malin Head, IEdaily rain9.3 mm (0.37 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Chaplin, CAdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily low min4.0 C (39.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Haparanda, SEdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Swift Current, CAdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)19 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Prince Albert, CAdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Uman, UAdaily rain12.3 mm (0.5 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Pitea, SEdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)5 years7 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1918Saint John, CAdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie40 years4 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 1918
Records on 08-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1918. 1918 had 18 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: 1,3611971: 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: 1,1431996: 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: 9332019: 1,0132020: 7772021: 6352022: 4702023: 9532024: 6002025: 1,2182026: 8151807186518921912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1918. 1918 had 18 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
19701,361
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
19951,143
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
2018933
20191,013
2020777
2021635
2022470
2023953
2024600
20251,218
2026815

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).