Weather Records on 27 August 1954

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1954. Highest significance: Goudveld (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 27 August 1954

On 27 August 1954, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 550 daily.
Goudveld (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 169.1 mm (6.7 in) on 27 August 1954.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 27 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	169.1 mm (6.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jenner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rooirivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bikin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sonamukhi	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 149, Heaviest daily rainfall 153.

Records on 27 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	149
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 43, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1954

Top 20 records on 27 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1954	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	169.1 mm (6.7 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1954	Millwood (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1954	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1954	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1954	Concordia (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1954	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1954	Woodville (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1954	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1954	De Hoop, ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1954	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1954	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1954	Herold (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1954	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1954	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1954	Bowman, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1954	Jenner, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1954	Thomasville, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1954	Nogales, US	monthly low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1954	San Jacinto, US	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1954. 1954 had 594 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	388
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1