Weather Records on 6 August 1927

132 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1927. Highest significance: Groningen-1, NL.

Key Facts for 6 August 1927

On 6 August 1927, 132 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 130 daily.
Groningen-1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.7 mm (2.1 in) on 6 August 1927.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

132 stations

132 station records on 6 August 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

132 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 47.

Records on 6 August 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 130.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

97 broken records

Margins by which the 97 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1927

Top 20 records on 6 August 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1927	Groningen-1, NL	monthly rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1927	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Camden 1, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Waverley, ZA	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Rocklands, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Talladega, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Deseret, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Fillmore, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Komga (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1927	Tombstone, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	19 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 132 records.

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

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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	13
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1