Weather Records on 27 August 1996

968 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1996. Highest significance: Groningen-1, NL.

Key Facts for 27 August 1996

On 27 August 1996, 968 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
337 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 935 daily.
Groningen-1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 27 August 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

968 stations

968 station records on 27 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ust-Vojampolka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Borkum-Suderstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roodeschool	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woltersum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gutersloh	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Esso	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vlieland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arkabutla Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cordell	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batacosa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Samalayuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchard 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pello Konttajarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Himeji	Japan	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calderones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uithuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

968 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 378.

Records on 27 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 935.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

762 broken records

Margins by which the 762 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 128.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1996

Top 20 records on 27 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1996	Groningen-1, NL	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1996	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1996	Ust-Vojampolka, RU	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Borkum-Suderstrasse, DE	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Arnett 3NE, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Roodeschool, NL	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Pecos, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Quilberry Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	White Sands Natl Mon, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Woltersum, NL	all-time rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Tinnenburra, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Gutersloh, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Naze, JP	daily rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	128.9 mm (5.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Miami, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	Munday, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1996	San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	74 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

1807 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1996. 1996 had 968 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 1996-08-27: 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	708
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1