Weather Records on 27 August 1932

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1932. Highest significance: Decatur, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 1932

On 27 August 1932, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 350 daily.
Decatur set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 27 August 1932.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 27 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colombo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 27 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1932

Top 20 records on 27 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1932	Decatur, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Sangli, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Durango, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Bagewadi, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Periakulam, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Denkanikottah, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Sampagaon-Bailh, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Siruguppa, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Tasgaon, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Cudgewa North, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	monthly rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Haigler, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Pathankot, IN	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1932	Mudhol, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1932	Sivakasi, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1932	Baku, AZ	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	8 years	32 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1932. 1932 had 355 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 10	232
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3