Weather Records on 27 September 1929

225 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1929. Highest significance: Augusta, US.

Key Facts for 27 September 1929

On 27 September 1929, 225 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 216 daily.
Augusta set an all-time record daily precipitation of 174.8 mm (6.9 in) on 27 September 1929.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

225 stations

225 station records on 27 September 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Wirchilleba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeranie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanowana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

225 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 75.

Records on 27 September 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 September 1929 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 216.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

168 broken records

Margins by which the 168 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1929

Top 20 records on 27 September 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1929	Augusta, US	all-time rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1929	Washington 2 ESE, US	all-time rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 September 1929	Calhoun Falls, US	monthly rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1929	Jingellic, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1929	Greenwood, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1929	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1929	Goodwater, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1929	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1929	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily low max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1929	Normanville, AU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1929	Carlton Brg, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1929	Trenton 1 NNE, US	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1929	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1929	Oodnadatta Post Office, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1929	Binya (Merribee), AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1929	Charlotte Waters, AU	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1929	Copley, AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1929	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1929	Old Baratta Homestead, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 1929	Nymagee (Wirchilleba), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	30 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

1799 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1929. 1929 had 225 records.

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

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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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 20	159
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1