Weather Records on 27 August 1995

1,143 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1995. Highest significance: Camden 3 W, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 1995

On 27 August 1995, 1,143 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
596 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,100 daily.
Camden 3 W set a daily record precipitation of 134.9 mm (5.3 in) on 27 August 1995.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,143 stations

1,143 station records on 27 August 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
W Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	325.4 mm (12.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pinos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fairmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winder 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Parr	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mtn 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vitebsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ball Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lure 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Boquilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lincolnton	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dawsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salem 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poljarnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,143 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 441, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 440, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 August 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	441
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	440
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 August 1995 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 37, daily 1,100.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

841 broken records

Margins by which the 841 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 189.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1995

Top 20 records on 27 August 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1995	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	137 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 August 1995	Salisbury, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Greenwood, US	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Effingham, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	86 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Metten, DE	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	113 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Tryon, US	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	93 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	W Pelzer, US	all-time rain	325.4 mm (12.8 in)	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	19 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Pinos (Smn), MX	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Cornelia, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Catawba, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Lumberton, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Toccoa, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Fairmount, US	monthly rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Gainesville, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Walhalla, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1995	Florence 8 NE, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	59 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1995. 1995 had 1,143 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 1995-08-27: 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 25	745
25 to 50	46
50 to 75	26
75 to 100	15
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1