Weather Records on 27 August 1944

811 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1944. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 27 August 1944

On 27 August 1944, 811 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 480 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 725 daily.
Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 27 August 1944.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

811 stations

811 station records on 27 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adairsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hussainabad	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manatu	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

811 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 362, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 211.

Records on 27 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	362
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 85, daily 725.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

675 broken records

Margins by which the 675 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 117.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1944

Top 20 records on 27 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1944	Armagh, GB	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1944	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Lohar-Daga, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Boerne, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Auburn, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Panki, IN	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Carnarvon Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Adairsville, US	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Plauen, DE	all-time high min	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Vicosa, BR	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Golden, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Perryville, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Hondo, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Putbus, DE	daily high max	29.2 C (84.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Bardstown, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Troy, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	St Peter, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Ranchi, IN	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Griffin, US	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1944	Rome, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	37 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1944. 1944 had 811 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 1944-08-27: 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	620
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1