Weather Records on 27 August 1926

143 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1926. Highest significance: Lawrence, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 1926

On 27 August 1926, 143 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 138 daily.
Lawrence set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 27 August 1926.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

143 stations

143 station records on 27 August 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

143 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 24.

Records on 27 August 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 138.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

104 broken records

Margins by which the 104 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1926

Top 20 records on 27 August 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1926	Lawrence, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1926	Melville, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Brazoria, US	monthly low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Somerset Main Street, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Orillia, CA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Bird Island, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Armour, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Lynd #2, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	St Peter, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Estherville 4E, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Boulder, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1926	Alta, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	26 years	16 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1926. 1926 had 143 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 5	99
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1