Weather Records on 27 August 1922

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1922. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 27 August 1922

On 27 August 1922, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 51 daily.
Sydney set a daily record precipitation of 72.1 mm (2.8 in) on 27 August 1922.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

52 stations

52 station records on 27 August 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pallal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 33.

Records on 27 August 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 51.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

45 broken records

Margins by which the 45 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1922

Top 20 records on 27 August 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1922	Sydney, CA	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1922	Vineland, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1922	Hingham (1), US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1922	Eastport, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1922	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Bird Rocks, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Saint John, CA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Ringwood 2, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Sydney, CA	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	29 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Wandin (Yallock), AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Dromana, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Ramornie, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Bancroft, CA	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	0 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1922	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	31 years	14 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1922. 1922 had 52 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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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	37
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1