Weather Records on 27 August 1994

696 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1994. Highest significance: Kisinev, MD.

Key Facts for 27 August 1994

On 27 August 1994, 696 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
415 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 676 daily.
Kisinev set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 27 August 1994.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

696 stations

696 station records on 27 August 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chernivtsi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kuressaare	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Santos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leinstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Molino Blanco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utgard	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Botosani	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lennestadt-Theten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Komrat	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeji del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Engelskirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

696 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 130.

Records on 27 August 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 676.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1994

Top 20 records on 27 August 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1994	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1994	Chernivtsi, UA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Loksmyr, NO	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Nakhon Ratchasima, TH	daily rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Kuressaare, EE	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Zamboanga, PH	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Kantunilkin, MX	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Ciudad Santos, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Tatarsk, RU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Leinstrand, NO	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Molino Blanco, MX	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Russell Springs, US	monthly high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	21.5 C (70.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Loa, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Kotzebue AP, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Hatch, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Kenai AP, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	San Miguel Ejutla, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1994	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	88 years	39 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1994. 1994 had 696 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	453
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1