Weather Records on 27 July 1923

142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1923. Highest significance: Dunwich Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 27 July 1923

On 27 July 1923, 142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 142 daily.
Dunwich Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 27 July 1923.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

142 stations

142 station records on 27 July 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

142 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 71.

Records on 27 July 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 142.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

120 broken records

Margins by which the 120 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1923

Top 20 records on 27 July 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1923	Dunwich Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1923	Surgut, RU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1923	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Quebec, CA	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Griggsville, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Bloomington Normal, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Ukiah, US	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1923	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	23 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1923. 1923 had 142 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	82
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1