Weather Records on 27 August 1946

345 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1946. Highest significance: Altentreptow, DE.

Key Facts for 27 August 1946

On 27 August 1946, 345 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 335 daily.
Altentreptow set a daily record precipitation of 52.5 mm (2.1 in) on 27 August 1946.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

345 stations

345 station records on 27 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Invermere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brownfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flint	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naubatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sathawas	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kannauj	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

345 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 148.

Records on 27 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1946

Top 20 records on 27 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1946	Altentreptow, DE	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Yalta, UA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Waren, DE	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Cochrane, CA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Invermere, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Angermunde, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Ft Morgan, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Brownfield, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Flint, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Hay Springs, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Corsicana, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Minden, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Browning, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Naubatpur, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Namakkal, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	North Lake, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1946	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1946. 1946 had 345 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	212
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1