Weather Records on 27 August 1960

365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1960. Highest significance: Kunch, IN.

Key Facts for 27 August 1960

On 27 August 1960, 365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 352 daily.
Kunch set a daily record precipitation of 163.1 mm (6.4 in) on 27 August 1960.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

365 stations

365 station records on 27 August 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tijara	India	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Indpur	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Digri	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tajshet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nuh	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louriya	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hattin	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lahar	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandra Rao	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rajakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khajwa	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bisalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ranibandh	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

365 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 27 August 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 192.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1960

Top 20 records on 27 August 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1960	Kunch, IN	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Tijara, IN	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Jalaun, IN	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Mora, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Indpur, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Orai, IN	daily rain	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Bharthana, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Digri, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Kaimganj, IN	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Derapur, IN	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Tajshet, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Cambridge, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1960	Nuh, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1960. 1960 had 365 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1960-08-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	246
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1