Weather Records on 27 August 2000

865 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 2000. Highest significance: Paragonah, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 2000

On 27 August 2000, 865 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
493 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 835 daily.
Paragonah set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 27 August 2000.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

865 stations

865 station records on 27 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paragonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Callendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nes (Ameland)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dusseldorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcatepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Triunfo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ticuman	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Gaviotas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

865 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 280, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 161.

Records on 27 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	280
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 24, daily 835.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

626 broken records

Margins by which the 626 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 2000

Top 20 records on 27 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 2000	Paragonah, US	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2000	Lajas Substn, PR	monthly high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Callendale, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Huautla, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Louisville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Leeds, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Hana AP 355, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Ft Duchesne, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Rome R B Russell AP, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Buzau, RO	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Ft Morgan, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge), MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Colonia Morelos, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Farmerville, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2000	Nes (Ameland), NL	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	42 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2000. 2000 had 865 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	817

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Data for records on 2000-08-27: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	569
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2