Weather Records on 27 August 1933

368 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1933. Highest significance: Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 27 August 1933

On 27 August 1933, 368 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 355 daily.
Heidelberg Cape (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 27 August 1933.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

368 stations

368 station records on 27 August 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Modasa	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jind	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhajjar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gohana	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

368 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 214.

Records on 27 August 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1933 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

300 broken records

Margins by which the 300 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1933

Top 20 records on 27 August 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1933	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Middelwater, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Modasa, IN	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Penukonda, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Sonepat, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Balanpur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Bagepalli, IN	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Phalodi, IN	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Aramboly, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Jind, IN	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Gurgaon, IN	monthly rain	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1933	Badvel, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1933. 1933 had 368 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 20	247
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1