Weather Records on 27 August 1937

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1937. Highest significance: Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 27 August 1937

On 27 August 1937, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 668 daily.
Jerrys Plains Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 27 August 1937.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 27 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warkworth 1 Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hunters Hill (the Bungalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 346.

Records on 27 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 668.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1937

Top 20 records on 27 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1937	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1937	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Maryland, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Enid, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Great Falls, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Cortland, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Auburn, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Lawrenceville 2 S, US	all-time rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Warkworth 1 Public School, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Attarikhat, IN	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Storrs, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Pratten, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Chatham, CA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Norwich, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Arantangi, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1937	Grandchester Symes St, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	42 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1937. 1937 had 679 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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Data for records on 1937-08-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	498
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1