Weather Records on 27 August 1923

63 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1923. Highest significance: Grundy Ctr, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 1923

On 27 August 1923, 63 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 59 daily.
Grundy Ctr set a monthly record daily precipitation of 132.6 mm (5.2 in) on 27 August 1923.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

63 stations

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

Weather records on 27 August 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Connersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

63 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 34.

Records on 27 August 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 59.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

53 broken records

Margins by which the 53 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1923

Top 20 records on 27 August 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1923	Grundy Ctr, US	monthly rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1923	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1923	Ames 3 SW, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1923	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Stanton, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Syracuse, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Fairmont, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Tartu, EE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Marengo, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	College STN 6 SW, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Green Bay, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Barkerville, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Owen Sound, CA	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1923	Stoney Creek, CA	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	10 years	18 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1923. 1923 had 63 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	35
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1