Weather Records on 27 August 1998

1,387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1998. Highest significance: Tulloona (Coolanga), AU.

Key Facts for 27 August 1998

On 27 August 1998, 1,387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
742 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 125 monthly and 1,256 daily.
Tulloona (Coolanga) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.5 mm (4.0 in) on 27 August 1998.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,387 stations

1,387 station records on 27 August 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Yelarbon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hannaford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	365.8 mm (14.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yagaburne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dunmore State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wyaga Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Woomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cedar Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Barakula Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Broadacres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kia Ora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Burilda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Shelbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kindon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carramar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meandarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,387 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 277, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 465, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 437.

Records on 27 August 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	277
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	465
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	437
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1998 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 125, daily 1,256.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,023 broken records

Margins by which the 1,023 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 187.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1998

Top 20 records on 27 August 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1998	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	monthly rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 August 1998	Woleebee Nevasa, AU	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 August 1998	Millmerran Post Office, AU	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 August 1998	Southport 5 N, US	monthly rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	69 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 August 1998	Tara Shire Council, AU	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Turallin, AU	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Western Creek, AU	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Miles Post Office, AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Yelarbon Post Office, AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	73 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Francistown, BW	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Hannaford Post Office, AU	monthly rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Wilmington 7 N, US	all-time rain	365.8 mm (14.4 in)	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	18 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Beau Maison, AU	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Yagaburne, AU	monthly rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Ourigilla, AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Warren (Frawley St), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Dunmore State Forest, AU	monthly rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1998	Wyaga Station, AU	monthly rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	68 of 100 (Major)

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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1998. 1998 had 1,387 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 1998-08-27: 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	928
25 to 50	72
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1