Weather Records on 15 August 1927

223 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 August 1927. Highest significance: Dublin Phoenix Park, IE.

Key Facts for 15 August 1927

On 15 August 1927, 223 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 219 daily.
Dublin Phoenix Park set a daily record precipitation of 33.1 mm (1.3 in) on 15 August 1927.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

223 stations

223 station records on 15 August 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 August 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

223 records

Records set or tied on 15 August 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 81.

Records on 15 August 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 August 1927 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 219.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

165 broken records

Margins by which the 165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 August 1927

Top 20 records on 15 August 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 August 1927	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1927	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1927	Halifax, CA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1927	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1927	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1927	Bee Branch, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1927	Saint John, CA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1927	Colchester 2 W, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1927	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1927	Ocala, US	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1927	Lakin, US	all-time rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1927	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1927	Fall River, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1927	Anticosti Heath Point, CA	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1927	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1927	Plant City, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1927	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1927	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1927	Great Falls 16St, US	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 1927	Pawtucket, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	25 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 223 records.

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

Records on 08-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1802	1
1805	1
1812	1
1821	1
1838	2
1839	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1852	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1861	3
1867	1
1868	2
1869	1
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1895	1
1896	9
1897	3
1898	1
1899	2
1900	6
1901	5
1902	10
1903	5
1904	17
1905	26
1906	8
1907	14
1908	15
1909	30
1910	16
1911	26
1912	34
1913	42
1914	11
1915	26
1916	223
1917	32
1918	23
1919	22
1920	59
1921	55
1922	86
1923	116
1924	220
1925	91
1926	115
1927	223
1928	271
1929	586
1930	274
1931	351
1932	368
1933	268
1934	992
1935	414
1936	867
1937	574
1938	681
1939	450
1940	372
1941	289
1942	377
1943	426
1944	610
1945	433
1946	285
1947	559
1948	366
1949	559
1950	317
1951	597
1952	596
1953	449
1954	481
1955	539
1956	390
1957	355
1958	1,092
1959	515
1960	417
1961	704
1962	1,052
1963	972
1964	1,185
1965	535
1966	340
1967	687
1968	1,002
1969	583
1970	382
1971	899
1972	613
1973	499
1974	512
1975	490
1976	1,345
1977	550
1978	841
1979	1,788
1980	745
1981	588
1982	479
1983	955
1984	622
1985	915
1986	1,283
1987	1,098
1988	1,479
1989	495
1990	758
1991	778
1992	1,638
1993	831
1994	1,073
1995	1,298
1996	929
1997	927
1998	861
1999	956
2000	932
2001	1,254
2002	1,307
2003	1,248
2004	1,424
2005	1,067
2006	923
2007	1,317
2008	964
2009	1,038
2010	1,622
2011	770
2012	654
2013	711
2014	583
2015	759
2016	707
2017	532
2018	328
2019	435
2020	1,327
2021	900
2022	692
2023	1,414
2024	729
2025	772
2026	975

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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	131
10 to 20	15
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2