Weather Records on 27 August 1989

854 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1989. Highest significance: Jork, DE.

Key Facts for 27 August 1989

On 27 August 1989, 854 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 247 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 816 daily.
Jork set an all-time record daily precipitation of 87.8 mm (3.5 in) on 27 August 1989.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

854 stations

854 station records on 27 August 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jork	Germany	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Linton	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Eutin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rendsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lensahn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Neumunster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Emmen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plon (See)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Travemunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fukushima Arpt	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kofu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ibukiyama Mtn (Aut)	Japan	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Sankt Pauli	Germany	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hameln	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Breien	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rahden-Varl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Wandsbek	Germany	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oldenburg (A)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dvinskij Bereznik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Todos Santos (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valsugana Velha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Cuxhaven Steinau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Annaturm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Worpswede-Huttenbusch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

854 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 376.

Records on 27 August 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	376
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1989 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 24, daily 816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

656 broken records

Margins by which the 656 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 143.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1989

Top 20 records on 27 August 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1989	Jork, DE	all-time rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1989	Linton, US	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1989	Soltau, DE	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1989	Kislovodsk, RU	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1989	Eutin, DE	all-time rain	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1989	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1989	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1989	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1989	Rendsburg, DE	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1989	Lensahn, DE	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1989	Neumunster, DE	all-time rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1989	Erfde, DE	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1989	Celle (Stadt), DE	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1989	Emmen, NL	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1989	Plon (See), DE	all-time rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1989	Shenkursk, RU	all-time rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1989	Travemunde, DE	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1989	Chichibu, JP	daily rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	118.7 mm (4.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1989	Nikko, JP	daily rain	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	143.4 mm (5.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1989	Cuxhaven, DE	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	52 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1989. 1989 had 854 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 1989-08-27: 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	567
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1