Weather Records on 22 August 1927

154 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 August 1927. Highest significance: Neerim, AU.

Key Facts for 22 August 1927

On 22 August 1927, 154 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 143 daily.
Neerim set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 22 August 1927.
Across 167 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

154 stations

154 station records on 22 August 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 August 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blandville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

154 records

Records set or tied on 22 August 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 30.

Records on 22 August 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 August 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 143.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

104 broken records

Margins by which the 104 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 August 1927

Top 20 records on 22 August 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 August 1927	Neerim, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1927	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1927	Runnymede Spottsville, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 August 1927	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Jackson 4 NW, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Grand Coteau, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Hammond, US	monthly low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Canton 4N, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Edenton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	monthly low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Kosciusko, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Gadsden, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	monthly low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Woodville 4 ESE, US	monthly low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Minnedosa, CA	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Lake, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Magnolia, US	monthly low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 1927	Brazoria, US	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 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

1802 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1927. 1927 had 154 records.

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

Records on 08-22 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1803	1
1805	1
1812	1
1816	1
1835	1
1839	2
1843	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	4
1872	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	3
1878	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	3
1894	7
1895	6
1896	2
1897	4
1898	6
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	3
1904	8
1905	7
1906	24
1907	7
1908	29
1909	5
1910	19
1911	20
1912	39
1913	30
1914	18
1915	31
1916	75
1917	47
1918	85
1919	18
1920	60
1921	64
1922	44
1923	279
1924	148
1925	219
1926	144
1927	154
1928	134
1929	240
1930	276
1931	388
1932	222
1933	367
1934	234
1935	337
1936	954
1937	421
1938	501
1939	517
1940	503
1941	249
1942	500
1943	517
1944	526
1945	475
1946	410
1947	1,034
1948	297
1949	570
1950	460
1951	452
1952	372
1953	348
1954	466
1955	553
1956	785
1957	371
1958	511
1959	547
1960	612
1961	562
1962	329
1963	419
1964	686
1965	423
1966	830
1967	404
1968	1,091
1969	727
1970	368
1971	1,021
1972	436
1973	611
1974	628
1975	597
1976	722
1977	655
1978	529
1979	547
1980	640
1981	795
1982	912
1983	1,366
1984	739
1985	793
1986	1,073
1987	801
1988	1,133
1989	753
1990	808
1991	808
1992	994
1993	845
1994	803
1995	1,002
1996	942
1997	1,381
1998	1,016
1999	756
2000	867
2001	940
2002	1,385
2003	1,550
2004	1,029
2005	887
2006	832
2007	1,801
2008	869
2009	1,347
2010	1,397
2011	1,255
2012	831
2013	450
2014	911
2015	529
2016	730
2017	537
2018	752
2019	558
2020	1,041
2021	683
2022	781
2023	1,525
2024	803
2025	1,359
2026	992

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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 22 August 1927
Margin	Records
0 to 10	94
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1