Weather Records on 27 August 1962

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1962. Highest significance: Greenbushes, AU.

Key Facts for 27 August 1962

On 27 August 1962, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 557 daily.
Greenbushes set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 27 August 1962.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 27 August 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Faridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bairath	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pandherikawara	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mhew(Mhow)	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandarabad	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biswan	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadra	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kranskop (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 280.

Records on 27 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1962

Top 20 records on 27 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1962	Greenbushes, AU	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1962	Broomehill, AU	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	The Pas, CA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Faridpur, IN	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Cape Hermes, ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Gnowangerup, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Santa Cruz, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Glen Eland, ZA	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Mkambati, ZA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Mapumulo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Brynawe, Paddock, ZA	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Vryheid, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Margaret River, AU	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Lencois, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1962	Partapganj, IN	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	37 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1962. 1962 had 577 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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Data for records on 1962-08-27: 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 20	418
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1