Weather Records on 27 August 1938

374 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1938. Highest significance: Vagra, IN.

Key Facts for 27 August 1938

On 27 August 1938, 374 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 357 daily.
Vagra set a daily record precipitation of 178.8 mm (7.0 in) on 27 August 1938.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

374 stations

374 station records on 27 August 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broach	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kunghari	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amraoti	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vada	India	Record daily precipitation	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pimpalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dungargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morvi	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Navapur	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fanny Cove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahim	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ahwa	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kolhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

374 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 124.

Records on 27 August 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

280 broken records

Margins by which the 280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1938

Top 20 records on 27 August 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1938	Vagra, IN	daily rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1938	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1938	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1938	Broach, IN	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1938	Kunghari, IN	daily rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1938	Nandgaon, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1938	Jalalpur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1938	Ankleshwar, IN	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1938	Holy Cross, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1938	Talladega, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1938	Amraoti, IN	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1938	Shahapur, IN	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1938	Angul, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1938	Hebbronville, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1938	Vada, IN	daily rain	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1938	Arvi, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1938	Roros, NO	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1938	Selma, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1938	University, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1938	Surat, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	26 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1938. 1938 had 374 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 1938-08-27: 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	255
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1