Weather Records on 13 August 1927

113 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 August 1927. Highest significance: Fulton, US.

Key Facts for 13 August 1927

On 13 August 1927, 113 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 109 daily.
Fulton set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 13 August 1927.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

113 stations

113 station records on 13 August 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 August 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moxley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

113 records

Records set or tied on 13 August 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 53.

Records on 13 August 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 August 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 109.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

87 broken records

Margins by which the 87 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 August 1927

Top 20 records on 13 August 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 August 1927	Fulton, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1927	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1927	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1927	Hutchinson River, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1927	Fayette, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 August 1927	McPherson, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1927	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1927	Lawrence, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1927	Miles City, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1927	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1927	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1927	Oakley, US	monthly low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1927	Oakdale, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1927	Abilene, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1927	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1927	Olathe 3E, US	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1927	Santee, US	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1927	Washington, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1927	Columbia Wb City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 1927	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	45 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

1793 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1927. 1927 had 113 records.

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

Records on 08-13 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1843	2
1849	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1861	3
1864	3
1867	3
1868	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	3
1878	1
1879	1
1881	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	5
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	4
1895	6
1896	4
1897	9
1898	2
1899	4
1900	3
1901	3
1902	23
1903	12
1904	11
1905	11
1906	8
1907	3
1908	36
1909	33
1910	9
1911	41
1912	53
1913	20
1914	19
1915	32
1916	64
1917	62
1918	68
1919	38
1920	56
1921	34
1922	39
1923	84
1924	168
1925	145
1926	168
1927	113
1928	215
1929	184
1930	490
1931	596
1932	369
1933	291
1934	427
1935	400
1936	705
1937	370
1938	442
1939	276
1940	631
1941	516
1942	388
1943	611
1944	761
1945	355
1946	599
1947	685
1948	346
1949	420
1950	436
1951	373
1952	985
1953	238
1954	781
1955	732
1956	355
1957	432
1958	352
1959	363
1960	460
1961	503
1962	550
1963	583
1964	1,526
1965	734
1966	565
1967	1,091
1968	828
1969	663
1970	390
1971	431
1972	485
1973	452
1974	572
1975	462
1976	693
1977	678
1978	761
1979	1,198
1980	502
1981	534
1982	653
1983	647
1984	597
1985	829
1986	609
1987	1,106
1988	1,363
1989	637
1990	770
1991	845
1992	1,666
1993	993
1994	944
1995	1,910
1996	1,276
1997	1,009
1998	917
1999	1,363
2000	719
2001	861
2002	1,475
2003	1,993
2004	2,040
2005	1,418
2006	1,023
2007	1,243
2008	842
2009	806
2010	1,783
2011	736
2012	969
2013	430
2014	701
2015	653
2016	1,064
2017	523
2018	462
2019	653
2020	753
2021	928
2022	799
2023	763
2024	1,061
2025	714
2026	1,097

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 13 August 1927
Margin	Records
0 to 10	66
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2