Weather Records on 27 August 1969

780 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1969. Highest significance: Toowoomba, AU.

Key Facts for 27 August 1969

On 27 August 1969, 780 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 732 daily.
Toowoomba set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.9 mm (5.3 in) on 27 August 1969.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

780 stations

780 station records on 27 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thornton Bvrt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Akuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narangba Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murrabit R.W.C.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalpienung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benarkin Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (Midkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

780 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 450.

Records on 27 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	450
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 47, daily 732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

668 broken records

Margins by which the 668 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1969

Top 20 records on 27 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1969	Toowoomba, AU	monthly rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	82 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 August 1969	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1969	Benerembah, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1969	Crows Nest, AU	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1969	Kerang, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1969	Hay (Corrong), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1969	Sandvig, DK	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1969	Benjeroop (Davey), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1969	Rocky Vale, AU	monthly rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1969	Samsonvale, AU	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1969	Toogoolawah Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1969	Blue, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1969	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1969	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1969	Pomona Post Office, AU	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1969	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1969	Turallin, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1969	Wanganella (Zara), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1969	Dayboro Post Office, AU	monthly rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1969	Esk Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	57 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1969. 1969 had 780 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 1969-08-27: 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	574
20 to 40	66
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1