Weather Records on 27 August 1948

987 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1948. Highest significance: El-Ton, RU.

Key Facts for 27 August 1948

On 27 August 1948, 987 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
886 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 938 daily.
El-Ton set a daily record precipitation of 29.4 mm (1.2 in) on 27 August 1948.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

987 stations

987 station records on 27 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

987 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 524, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 362, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	524
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	362
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 36, daily 938.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

806 broken records

Margins by which the 806 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1948

Top 20 records on 27 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1948	El-Ton, RU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Brainerd, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Bano, IN	monthly rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Mohonk Lake, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Ostrov Sosnovez, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Belleville, CA	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Cream Hill, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Hyannis, US	all-time high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Fulton, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Goderich, CA	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Goderich, CA	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	White River, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Montpelier, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Wellsboro, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Huntsville, CA	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Cooperstown, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Welland, CA	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1948	Coleman 3 WNW, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	39 years	36 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1948. 1948 had 987 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 25	799
25 to 50	4
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1