Weather Records on 27 August 1930

247 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1930. Highest significance: Canon City, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 1930

On 27 August 1930, 247 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 239 daily.
Canon City set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 27 August 1930.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

247 stations

247 station records on 27 August 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windellima (Budjong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uriarra (Woodside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

247 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 57.

Records on 27 August 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1930

Top 20 records on 27 August 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1930	Canon City, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1930	Uccle, BE	daily high min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Oxford, GB	daily high max	31.8 C (89.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Plant City, US	monthly low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Port Said, EG	daily high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Sheffield, GB	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Goorianawah, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Malvern, GB	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Muenster, DE	daily high max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Altastenberg, DE	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Arnsberg, DE	daily high max	30.9 C (87.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Saentis, CH	daily high min	12.3 C (54.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1930	Santee, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	24 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

1807 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1930. 1930 had 247 records.

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

Records on 08-27 in each year
Year	Records
1807	3
1810	1
1811	1
1813	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1834	1
1846	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	1
1877	4
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	2
1889	1
1890	10
1891	4
1892	1
1894	7
1895	1
1896	4
1899	5
1900	5
1901	6
1902	2
1903	22
1904	4
1905	16
1906	27
1907	9
1908	10
1909	10
1910	6
1911	16
1912	40
1913	10
1914	31
1915	37
1916	106
1917	57
1918	18
1919	78
1920	36
1921	27
1922	52
1923	63
1924	245
1925	102
1926	143
1927	395
1928	197
1929	80
1930	247
1931	205
1932	355
1933	368
1934	249
1935	348
1936	806
1937	679
1938	374
1939	191
1940	468
1941	504
1942	476
1943	581
1944	811
1945	414
1946	345
1947	291
1948	987
1949	475
1950	380
1951	415
1952	402
1953	712
1954	594
1955	485
1956	387
1957	615
1958	213
1959	522
1960	365
1961	365
1962	577
1963	335
1964	400
1965	440
1966	406
1967	887
1968	517
1969	780
1970	1,361
1971	640
1972	722
1973	1,519
1974	722
1975	506
1976	565
1977	793
1978	671
1979	917
1980	478
1981	998
1982	828
1983	823
1984	683
1985	660
1986	1,072
1987	1,356
1988	601
1989	854
1990	761
1991	813
1992	1,657
1993	1,087
1994	696
1995	1,143
1996	968
1997	1,189
1998	1,387
1999	1,258
2000	865
2001	1,304
2002	1,027
2003	916
2004	1,037
2005	733
2006	1,090
2007	958
2008	885
2009	701
2010	1,045
2011	1,518
2012	626
2013	629
2014	582
2015	832
2016	968
2017	838
2018	933
2019	1,013
2020	777
2021	635
2022	470
2023	953
2024	600
2025	1,218
2026	815

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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	155
5 to 10	15
10 to 15	11
15 to 20	8
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1