Weather Records on 27 July 1943

326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1943. Highest significance: Lake Charles Chenault, US.

Key Facts for 27 July 1943

On 27 July 1943, 326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 320 daily.
Lake Charles Chenault set a daily record precipitation of 86.9 mm (3.4 in) on 27 July 1943.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

326 stations

326 station records on 27 July 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baudhgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mooliabeenee Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bannister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpipla(Nandod)	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonepur	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tressillian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

326 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 27 July 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1943 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1943

Top 20 records on 27 July 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1943	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1943	Narrawong, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1943	Simga, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1943	Alvin, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1943	Kojonup, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1943	Sindkheda, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1943	Vidisha, IN	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1943	Merta City, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1943	Baudhgarh, IN	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1943	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	83 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1943	Chendipada, IN	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1943	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	all-time high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1943	Lake Muir, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1943	Walhalla, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1943	Dongargarh, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1943	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1943	Mooliabeenee Siding, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1943	Bannister, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1943	Duranillin, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1943	Rajpipla(Nandod), IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	28 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

1805 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1943. 1943 had 326 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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Data for records on 1943-07-27: 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	248
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1