Weather Records on 27 August 1956

387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1956. Highest significance: Newton Rigg, GB.

Key Facts for 27 August 1956

On 27 August 1956, 387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 366 daily.
Newton Rigg set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 27 August 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

387 stations

387 station records on 27 August 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hazelton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

387 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 130.

Records on 27 August 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

294 broken records

Margins by which the 294 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1956

Top 20 records on 27 August 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1956	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1956	Davenport, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1956	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1956	Holly Bluff, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1956	Markapur, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1956	Hardwar Mayapur, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1956	Ste Agathe des Monts, CA	monthly low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1956	Hammond, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1956	Fort McPherson, CA	monthly low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1956	Hvar, HR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1956	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1956	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1956	New England, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1956	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1956	Orofino, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1956	Hermiston 1 SE, US	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1956	Umatilla, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1956	Darsi, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1956	Lustre 4 NNW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1956	Rosalia, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1956. 1956 had 387 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 10	257
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1