Weather Records on 14 August 1927

147 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 August 1927. Highest significance: Medicine Hat A, CA.

Key Facts for 14 August 1927

On 14 August 1927, 147 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 140 daily.
Medicine Hat A set an all-time record daily precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 14 August 1927.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

147 stations

147 station records on 14 August 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 August 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

147 records

Records set or tied on 14 August 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 68.

Records on 14 August 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 August 1927 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 140.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

119 broken records

Margins by which the 119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 August 1927

Top 20 records on 14 August 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 August 1927	Medicine Hat A, CA	all-time rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 August 1927	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1927	Washington, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1927	Deming, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1927	Hoorn, NL	all-time rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1927	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1927	Camp Crook, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1927	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 1927	Nevada Wtp, US	monthly rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1927	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1927	Lamar 7N, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1927	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1927	Norwalk, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1927	Centre Hall, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1927	Chelsea, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1927	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1927	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1927	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1927	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1927	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 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 147 records.

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

Records on 08-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1807	1
1815	1
1818	1
1825	1
1833	2
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	2
1856	2
1857	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1882	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	2
1899	2
1900	1
1901	1
1902	8
1903	8
1904	3
1905	10
1906	8
1907	6
1908	28
1909	35
1910	10
1911	30
1912	56
1913	24
1914	16
1915	17
1916	109
1917	38
1918	60
1919	103
1920	56
1921	61
1922	54
1923	92
1924	319
1925	128
1926	182
1927	147
1928	233
1929	449
1930	627
1931	410
1932	314
1933	349
1934	470
1935	314
1936	612
1937	354
1938	519
1939	376
1940	489
1941	467
1942	364
1943	583
1944	709
1945	572
1946	511
1947	658
1948	373
1949	374
1950	402
1951	458
1952	560
1953	312
1954	457
1955	535
1956	426
1957	281
1958	421
1959	495
1960	414
1961	663
1962	885
1963	811
1964	1,394
1965	451
1966	388
1967	902
1968	1,315
1969	482
1970	398
1971	677
1972	552
1973	489
1974	542
1975	461
1976	1,060
1977	562
1978	834
1979	1,115
1980	544
1981	719
1982	539
1983	775
1984	598
1985	1,095
1986	775
1987	1,157
1988	1,301
1989	728
1990	737
1991	856
1992	1,709
1993	887
1994	1,149
1995	1,444
1996	954
1997	922
1998	1,100
1999	1,329
2000	1,117
2001	806
2002	1,576
2003	1,913
2004	1,936
2005	1,340
2006	1,073
2007	1,340
2008	798
2009	818
2010	1,704
2011	772
2012	758
2013	612
2014	651
2015	931
2016	824
2017	559
2018	397
2019	578
2020	1,009
2021	932
2022	771
2023	1,116
2024	1,045
2025	798
2026	1,211

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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 14 August 1927
Margin	Records
0 to 10	87
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2