Weather Records on 4 August 1927

136 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 August 1927. Highest significance: Ashbourne, AU.

Key Facts for 4 August 1927

On 4 August 1927, 136 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 136 daily.
Ashbourne set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 4 August 1927.
Across 165 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

136 stations

136 station records on 4 August 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 August 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parks Spring Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Granville (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

136 records

Records set or tied on 4 August 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 49.

Records on 4 August 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 August 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

99 broken records

Margins by which the 99 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 August 1927

Top 20 records on 4 August 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 August 1927	Ashbourne, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1927	Parks Spring Rch, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 August 1927	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Yuma Wb City, US	daily low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Conway, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Baton Rouge, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Springer, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Springer, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Bisbee, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Ft Collins, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Lucindale Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Bisbee, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Parker, US	daily low max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1927	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 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

1815 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1927. 1927 had 136 records.

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

Records on 08-04 in each year
Year	Records
1815	1
1827	1
1830	2
1833	1
1835	1
1843	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1857	1
1859	2
1860	2
1863	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1874	3
1875	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	4
1889	2
1890	1
1891	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	1
1899	7
1900	6
1902	4
1903	18
1904	11
1905	19
1906	14
1907	20
1908	31
1909	27
1910	17
1911	23
1912	51
1913	15
1914	33
1915	85
1916	97
1917	29
1918	95
1919	34
1920	79
1921	67
1922	68
1923	146
1924	132
1925	77
1926	334
1927	136
1928	352
1929	224
1930	698
1931	371
1932	258
1933	347
1934	521
1935	367
1936	719
1937	258
1938	489
1939	433
1940	236
1941	383
1942	303
1943	468
1944	662
1945	355
1946	265
1947	845
1948	558
1949	421
1950	666
1951	680
1952	465
1953	1,017
1954	426
1955	624
1956	437
1957	343
1958	533
1959	303
1960	331
1961	745
1962	470
1963	438
1964	885
1965	409
1966	552
1967	428
1968	280
1969	638
1970	415
1971	813
1972	773
1973	748
1974	1,040
1975	772
1976	801
1977	599
1978	1,051
1979	510
1980	998
1981	636
1982	703
1983	920
1984	722
1985	634
1986	905
1987	892
1988	1,204
1989	738
1990	1,013
1991	769
1992	754
1993	1,046
1994	1,265
1995	1,117
1996	1,143
1997	891
1998	1,423
1999	762
2000	840
2001	1,087
2002	928
2003	1,309
2004	968
2005	1,246
2006	1,131
2007	685
2008	883
2009	681
2010	1,665
2011	1,536
2012	738
2013	452
2014	980
2015	505
2016	732
2017	1,134
2018	760
2019	499
2020	778
2021	691
2022	1,185
2023	1,150
2024	809
2025	840
2026	1,044

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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	75
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	2