Weather Records on 9 August 1927

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 August 1927. Highest significance: Elizabeth, US.

Key Facts for 9 August 1927

On 9 August 1927, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 382 daily.
Elizabeth set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 9 August 1927.
Across 156 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 9 August 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 August 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 9 August 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 105.

Records on 9 August 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 August 1927 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 August 1927

Top 20 records on 9 August 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 August 1927	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1927	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 August 1927	Sviland, NO	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	Williamsburg 2, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	Saint John, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	Newport, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	Corning, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	Eastport, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	Ozark, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	Gunnison 3SW, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	New London, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	Estherville 4E, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	Mason City, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 August 1927	Afton, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	24 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

1798 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1927. 1927 had 391 records.

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

Records on 08-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	2
1800	1
1838	1
1845	3
1856	1
1859	3
1861	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	3
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	7
1898	12
1899	4
1900	8
1901	3
1902	3
1903	6
1904	9
1905	5
1906	15
1907	9
1908	9
1909	51
1910	16
1911	44
1912	47
1913	76
1914	21
1915	61
1916	37
1917	46
1918	210
1919	49
1920	289
1921	36
1922	70
1923	73
1924	143
1925	307
1926	142
1927	391
1928	220
1929	127
1930	570
1931	399
1932	194
1933	250
1934	654
1935	587
1936	519
1937	351
1938	379
1939	480
1940	455
1941	372
1942	527
1943	366
1944	647
1945	365
1946	307
1947	544
1948	440
1949	715
1950	407
1951	405
1952	317
1953	363
1954	377
1955	433
1956	278
1957	347
1958	417
1959	453
1960	459
1961	347
1962	636
1963	500
1964	755
1965	632
1966	568
1967	457
1968	1,037
1969	527
1970	751
1971	543
1972	1,089
1973	547
1974	660
1975	790
1976	883
1977	453
1978	784
1979	630
1980	945
1981	941
1982	935
1983	839
1984	683
1985	714
1986	509
1987	927
1988	625
1989	2,082
1990	799
1991	988
1992	1,699
1993	702
1994	1,097
1995	1,417
1996	864
1997	1,446
1998	969
1999	1,370
2000	1,237
2001	1,485
2002	1,167
2003	1,344
2004	941
2005	1,001
2006	828
2007	1,687
2008	667
2009	1,028
2010	1,393
2011	1,177
2012	843
2013	761
2014	531
2015	595
2016	634
2017	773
2018	972
2019	717
2020	643
2021	523
2022	793
2023	820
2024	952
2025	799
2026	1,019

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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	287
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1