Weather Records on 27 August 1919

78 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1919. Highest significance: Stratford, AU.

Key Facts for 27 August 1919

On 27 August 1919, 78 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 62 daily.
Stratford set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.8 mm (3.2 in) on 27 August 1919.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

78 stations

78 station records on 27 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toongabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quandary (Happy Corner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Collendina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Marfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Currandooley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

78 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 56.

Records on 27 August 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 62.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

63 broken records

Margins by which the 63 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1919

Top 20 records on 27 August 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1919	Stratford, AU	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1919	Bindi, AU	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Buchan, AU	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	monthly rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	monthly rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Maffra Shire Hall, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Sale, AU	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Toongabbie, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Stradbroke Post Office, AU	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Bairnsdale 1, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Yarram, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1919	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1919	Walhalla, AU	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	33 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1919. 1919 had 78 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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Data for records on 1919-08-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	43
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2