Weather Records on 5 September 1927

71 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1927. Highest significance: Gospic, HR.

Key Facts for 5 September 1927

On 5 September 1927, 71 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 71 daily.
Gospic set a daily record precipitation of 45.2 mm (1.8 in) on 5 September 1927.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

71 stations

71 station records on 5 September 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
North Nicomen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

71 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 33.

Records on 5 September 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 71.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1927

Top 20 records on 5 September 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1927	Gospic, HR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1927	Armour, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Albion, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Conway, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Hvar, HR	daily high min	23.5 C (74.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Holbrook, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Anacortes, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	22.5 C (72.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Canton, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Holly Springs 2 N, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	45 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Steveston, CA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Beaver City, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Alexandria, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1927	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	31 years	15 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 71 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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	35
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1