Weather Records on 27 August 1953

712 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1953. Highest significance: Cullendale, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 August 1953

On 27 August 1953, 712 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
391 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 688 daily.
Cullendale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 27 August 1953.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

712 stations

712 station records on 27 August 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dolphin@S Nose Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rabula (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

712 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 254.

Records on 27 August 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1953

Top 20 records on 27 August 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1953	Cullendale, ZA	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1953	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1953	Oukraal, ZA	monthly rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1953	Fort Beaufort, ZA	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Tirukoilur, IN	monthly rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Seymour (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Mill Holme, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Dolphin@S Nose Obsy, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Lake Cle Elum, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Kalkoenkrans (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Buxton (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Richmond-Natal (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1953	Cuddalore, IN	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	44 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1953. 1953 had 712 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 10	455
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	18
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1