Weather Records on 28 August 1927

239 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 August 1927. Highest significance: Tulsa, US.

Key Facts for 28 August 1927

On 28 August 1927, 239 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 220 daily.
Tulsa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 28 August 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

239 stations

239 station records on 28 August 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 August 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

239 records

Records set or tied on 28 August 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 39.

Records on 28 August 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 August 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 220.

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 32.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 August 1927

Top 20 records on 28 August 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 August 1927	Tulsa, US	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 August 1927	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Lake Cochituate, US	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Ladner, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Hvar, HR	daily low min	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Atyrau, KZ	daily high min	22.4 C (72.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Yazoo City, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Robertson, ZA	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Vineland, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Eutawville, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	41 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Lillimur Estate, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Tunis, TN	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Marshallville 6 S, US	monthly low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 1927	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 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

1800 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1927. 1927 had 239 records.

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

Records on 08-28 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1807	4
1811	1
1814	2
1817	1
1835	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	3
1870	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1880	3
1881	4
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	9
1897	3
1901	12
1902	2
1903	16
1904	13
1905	23
1906	12
1907	2
1908	10
1909	20
1910	5
1911	34
1912	44
1913	17
1914	40
1915	43
1916	141
1917	49
1918	43
1919	39
1920	80
1921	47
1922	60
1923	79
1924	207
1925	165
1926	241
1927	239
1928	252
1929	162
1930	152
1931	306
1932	383
1933	376
1934	346
1935	545
1936	531
1937	545
1938	325
1939	296
1940	368
1941	485
1942	461
1943	366
1944	592
1945	368
1946	495
1947	288
1948	1,133
1949	442
1950	492
1951	694
1952	447
1953	762
1954	499
1955	413
1956	327
1957	545
1958	288
1959	552
1960	470
1961	371
1962	469
1963	464
1964	556
1965	635
1966	338
1967	701
1968	864
1969	1,089
1970	617
1971	695
1972	651
1973	1,211
1974	816
1975	507
1976	505
1977	757
1978	774
1979	838
1980	424
1981	1,120
1982	1,009
1983	748
1984	886
1985	528
1986	1,995
1987	1,260
1988	953
1989	911
1990	983
1991	968
1992	1,814
1993	1,061
1994	688
1995	954
1996	1,109
1997	1,082
1998	1,415
1999	905
2000	1,028
2001	1,042
2002	903
2003	792
2004	966
2005	731
2006	1,244
2007	788
2008	889
2009	928
2010	914
2011	1,748
2012	682
2013	693
2014	590
2015	660
2016	812
2017	1,060
2018	1,110
2019	943
2020	1,008
2021	459
2022	388
2023	899
2024	862
2025	871
2026	873

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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 5	152
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2