Weather Records on 27 August 1958

213 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1958. Highest significance: Glennville 3NW, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 1958

On 27 August 1958, 213 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 209 daily.
Glennville 3NW set a daily record precipitation of 84.8 mm (3.3 in) on 27 August 1958.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

213 stations

213 station records on 27 August 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waneta	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lonepine 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yaval	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pense	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pardi	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Perseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

213 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 59.

Records on 27 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 209.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

144 broken records

Margins by which the 144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1958

Top 20 records on 27 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1958	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1958	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1958	Waneta, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1958	Hanamkonda, IN	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Sao Miguel Dos Campos, BR	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Poplarville Exp STN, US	monthly low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Lonepine 1 WNW, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Yaval, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Nashville, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Chatrapur, IN	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Sloan 3 S, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Hampton, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Ft Wingate, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Pee Dee, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Ellendale, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1958	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	24 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1958. 1958 had 213 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	126
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1