Weather Records on 27 July 1920

67 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1920. Highest significance: Riversdale, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 July 1920

On 27 July 1920, 67 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 65 daily.
Riversdale set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 27 July 1920.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

67 stations

67 station records on 27 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

67 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.

Records on 27 July 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 65.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

60 broken records

Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1920

Top 20 records on 27 July 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1920	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1920	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1920	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1920	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	Galway, IE	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	Newport, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	Millwood (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1920	Philadelphia City, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1920. 1920 had 67 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 5	50
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	1