Weather Records on 24 August 1927

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1927. Highest significance: Nurnberg, DE.

Key Facts for 24 August 1927

On 24 August 1927, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 332 daily.
Nurnberg set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 24 August 1927.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 24 August 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brazoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 63.

Records on 24 August 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 332.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

249 broken records

Margins by which the 249 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1927

Top 20 records on 24 August 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1927	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1927	Saint John, CA	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1927	Anticosti Heath Point, CA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1927	Taunton, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1927	Ulm, DE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1927	Wolfville, CA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1927	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1927	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1927	Brazoria, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1927	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1927	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1927	Eastport, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1927	Lowell, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1927	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1927	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1927	Yarmouth, CA	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1927	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1927	Fall River, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1927	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1927	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	31 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 338 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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	221
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1