Weather Records on 27 August 1934

249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1934. Highest significance: Ferrara, IT.

Key Facts for 27 August 1934

On 27 August 1934, 249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 245 daily.
Ferrara set a daily record precipitation of 68.5 mm (2.7 in) on 27 August 1934.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

249 stations

249 station records on 27 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shergarh	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raghunathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jallesore	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jasol	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pachpadra	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

249 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 106.

Records on 27 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1934

Top 20 records on 27 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1934	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1934	Bodangora Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1934	Shergarh, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1934	Raghunathpur, IN	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Orono, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Jacksonville, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Jallesore, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Bee Branch, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Jasol, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Pachpadra, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Mackinac Island, US	monthly low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Talbotton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Payette, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1934	Gangajalghati, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	25 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1934. 1934 had 249 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	164
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2