Weather Records on 27 August 1987

1,356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1987. Highest significance: W Lafayette 6 NW, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 1987

On 27 August 1987, 1,356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
350 were record highs and 629 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,300 daily.
W Lafayette 6 NW set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 27 August 1987.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,356 stations

1,356 station records on 27 August 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Shnoh	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chambarak	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Berd	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tevriz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dilijan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Checotah	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	185.6 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashtabula	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gardabani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lindong	China	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barnes	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tashir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abag Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Yalpara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews (Geralka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kapan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyungarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Booborowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,356 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 493, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 377.

Records on 27 August 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	493
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1987 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 53, daily 1,300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,024 broken records

Margins by which the 1,024 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1987

Top 20 records on 27 August 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1987	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1987	Shnoh, AM	all-time rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1987	Chambarak, AM	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1987	Berd, AM	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Tevriz, RU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Wagoner, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Kane 1NNE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Claremore 2 ENE, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Dilijan, AM	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Checotah, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Jinan, CN	monthly rain	185.6 mm (7.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Ashtabula, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Monroe, US	all-time rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Gardabani, GE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Rochester, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Lindong, CN	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Monticello, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Wabash, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Enid, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1987	Barnes, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	47 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1987. 1987 had 1,356 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 20	960
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1