Weather Records on 27 August 1942

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1942. Highest significance: Dwight, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 1942

On 27 August 1942, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 451 daily.
Dwight set an all-time record daily precipitation of 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 27 August 1942.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 27 August 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwight	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Erandol	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur Sahara	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khol	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roberts 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angiola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 180.

Records on 27 August 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 451.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1942

Top 20 records on 27 August 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1942	Dwight, US	all-time rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1942	Krakmo, NO	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1942	Kothapeta, IN	monthly rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1942	Riksgransen, SE	monthly rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1942	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Skjomen, NO	monthly rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Regina Int'l A, CA	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Jalgaon, IN	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Alamur(Alamar), IN	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Erandol, IN	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Nanded, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Tomahawk Creek (Irrewillipe Ea, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Morris 1NW, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Kaikalur, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Gulbarga, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1942	Lachmangarh, IN	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	41 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1942. 1942 had 476 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	324
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1