Weather Records on 23 July 1927

308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1927. Highest significance: Herberton White St, AU.

Key Facts for 23 July 1927

On 23 July 1927, 308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 291 daily.
Herberton White St set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 23 July 1927.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

308 stations

308 station records on 23 July 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Albert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

308 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 160.

Records on 23 July 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1927 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1927

Top 20 records on 23 July 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1927	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	Plainfield, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	State UNIV, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	Paterson, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	Port Albert, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	Toronto Deer Park, CA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	Vineland, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	Stratford, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	Watford, CA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	Welshpool, AU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	Carlisle, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1927	Stoney Creek, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1927	Philadelphia Shawmont, US	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1927	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1927	Paris, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1927	Lambertville River, US	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	31 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

1794 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1927. 1927 had 308 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 20	221
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1