Weather Records on 11 August 1927

190 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 August 1927. Highest significance: Karlshamn, SE.

Key Facts for 11 August 1927

On 11 August 1927, 190 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 190 daily.
Karlshamn set a daily record precipitation of 37.9 mm (1.5 in) on 11 August 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

190 stations

190 station records on 11 August 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 August 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

190 records

Records set or tied on 11 August 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 52.

Records on 11 August 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 August 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 190.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

145 broken records

Margins by which the 145 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 August 1927

Top 20 records on 11 August 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 August 1927	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1927	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1927	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1927	Brocken, DE	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1927	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1927	Fremont, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1927	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 1927	Geneva, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1927	Kingstree, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1927	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1927	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1927	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1927	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1927	Gadsden, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1927	Newberry, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1927	Tashkent, UZ	daily low max	27.7 C (81.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1927	Williamsport, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1927	Ashland, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	2 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1927	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 1927	Talladega, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	21 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

1793 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1927. 1927 had 190 records.

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

Records on 08-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1811	1
1815	2
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	1
1861	2
1862	1
1863	1
1864	6
1865	1
1866	6
1869	4
1871	1
1875	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1897	3
1898	2
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	13
1903	12
1904	19
1905	9
1906	6
1907	8
1908	10
1909	41
1910	9
1911	24
1912	46
1913	43
1914	26
1915	27
1916	64
1917	217
1918	29
1919	18
1920	54
1921	201
1922	98
1923	80
1924	149
1925	219
1926	140
1927	190
1928	174
1929	354
1930	471
1931	453
1932	281
1933	416
1934	620
1935	499
1936	541
1937	356
1938	315
1939	389
1940	359
1941	807
1942	390
1943	345
1944	936
1945	401
1946	419
1947	709
1948	306
1949	471
1950	320
1951	296
1952	417
1953	283
1954	536
1955	319
1956	457
1957	305
1958	494
1959	337
1960	461
1961	429
1962	662
1963	493
1964	677
1965	793
1966	1,037
1967	1,071
1968	619
1969	533
1970	526
1971	711
1972	823
1973	451
1974	596
1975	753
1976	529
1977	845
1978	433
1979	797
1980	929
1981	645
1982	1,232
1983	1,095
1984	822
1985	804
1986	563
1987	885
1988	1,119
1989	983
1990	760
1991	822
1992	928
1993	840
1994	1,173
1995	1,324
1996	1,147
1997	1,512
1998	1,232
1999	1,152
2000	924
2001	811
2002	1,152
2003	1,601
2004	1,478
2005	1,031
2006	896
2007	1,428
2008	945
2009	836
2010	2,289
2011	1,106
2012	953
2013	470
2014	556
2015	696
2016	1,340
2017	619
2018	861
2019	758
2020	688
2021	834
2022	661
2023	757
2024	643
2025	722
2026	765

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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	118
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	3