Weather Records on 27 August 1973

1,519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1973. Highest significance: Hawker (Holowilena), AU.

Key Facts for 27 August 1973

On 27 August 1973, 1,519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
532 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 141 monthly and 1,374 daily.
Hawker (Holowilena) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 27 August 1973.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,519 stations

1,519 station records on 27 August 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Waikerie (Ramco)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waikerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sea Lake (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Angorichina Hostel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kalabity	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Owen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mayrung (Malvern)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Burtundy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Immarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Reach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Murnpeowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Taldra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda (Brownlow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walpeup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wynbring Siding (Tar 377 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,519 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 334, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 820, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 August 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	334
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	820
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1973 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 141, daily 1,374.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,297 broken records

Margins by which the 1,297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1973

Top 20 records on 27 August 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1973	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 August 1973	Eudunda, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Dutton, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Ivanhoe (Mt Manara), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Ardrossan, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Mannum Council Depot, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Callington, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Stokes, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Pondooma Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Wakool (Barratta), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Stockwell, AU	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Conargo Post Office, AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Waikerie (Ramco), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1973	Waikerie, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1973. 1973 had 1,519 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	968
10 to 20	246
20 to 30	59
30 to 40	17
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1