Weather Records on 31 August 1927

103 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1927. Highest significance: Aberdeen, US.

Key Facts for 31 August 1927

On 31 August 1927, 103 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 99 daily.
Aberdeen set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 31 August 1927.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

103 stations

103 station records on 31 August 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parks Spring Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

103 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 29.

Records on 31 August 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 99.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

74 broken records

Margins by which the 74 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1927

Top 20 records on 31 August 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1927	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1927	Vicksburg, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1927	New Orleans Carrollton, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Willapa Harbor, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Steveston, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Williamstown, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Canton, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	College STN 6 SW, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Fort St James, CA	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Yanac North, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Astoria, US	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Whittata, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1927	Baton Rouge, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	12 years	18 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

1796 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1927. 1927 had 103 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	64
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1