Weather Records on 27 August 1976

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1976. Highest significance: Americus, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 1976

On 27 August 1976, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 550 daily.
Americus set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 27 August 1976.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 27 August 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dudinka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edgemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Voznesensk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pickensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nybro-Slattingebygd D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morbylanga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centerburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camacho (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carbean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Polotsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 144, Heaviest daily rainfall 170.

Records on 27 August 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	144
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1976

Top 20 records on 27 August 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1976	Americus, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1976	Dudinka, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Gabbin North, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Hallock, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Edgemont, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Voznesensk, UA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Greensboro, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Pickensville, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Glenham, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Nybro-Slattingebygd D, SE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Virginia City, US	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Carmel, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Chilapa (Dge), MX	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Spring Grove, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Cordele, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Copperhill, US	monthly rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1976	Arteaga (Smn), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	36 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1976. 1976 had 565 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	367
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1