Weather Records on 27 August 1950

380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1950. Highest significance: Alton 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 1950

On 27 August 1950, 380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 368 daily.
Alton 1 W set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 27 August 1950.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

380 stations

380 station records on 27 August 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chalisgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

380 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 27 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1950

Top 20 records on 27 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1950	Alton 1 W, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Shirol, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Aquidaba, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Rockford, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	W Pt, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Tabankulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Mazelspoort Dam, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Palmyra, ZA	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Ben Lomond, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Huntsville, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	St John's, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Beloit, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Orillia, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Quebec, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1950	Vytegra, RU	monthly low min	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	59 years	35 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1950. 1950 had 380 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	298
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1