Weather Records on 27 July 1981

1,233 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1981. Highest significance: Lawrence, US.

Key Facts for 27 July 1981

On 27 July 1981, 1,233 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 678 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,194 daily.
Lawrence set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 27 July 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,233 stations

1,233 station records on 27 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morris Plains 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Verhne-Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Worden	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Essex Fells Svc Bldg	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyt 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion de la Norma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tusket	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arjeplog A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mound City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,233 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 501, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	501
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 35, daily 1,194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

969 broken records

Margins by which the 969 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1981

Top 20 records on 27 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1981	Lawrence, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	103 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 July 1981	Gage AP, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 July 1981	Tuscola, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Warrenton 3 SE, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Morris Plains 1 W, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Verhne-Markovo, RU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Kirensk, RU	all-time rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Kimball 2NE, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Table Rock 4N, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Knoxville, US	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Worden, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Greenfield, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Essex Fells Svc Bldg, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Leavenworth, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Jakutsk, RU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1981	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	44 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

1805 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1981. 1981 had 1,233 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	590
2015	743
2016	565
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,171

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	908
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1