Weather Records on 27 August 2001

1,304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 2001. Highest significance: Uppsala_Aut, SE.

Key Facts for 27 August 2001

On 27 August 2001, 1,304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
627 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,227 daily.
Uppsala_Aut set a daily record precipitation of 82.3 mm (3.2 in) on 27 August 2001.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,304 stations

1,304 station records on 27 August 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Indal_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Merimasku Sannainen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Penshurst (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Caramut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rymattyla Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hjalta_Kraftverk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lovberga_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hogland	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dralinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vattholma	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Krangede_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Duved	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sorsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sundsvalls Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ristna	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulvsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kramfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greningen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaxas-Aflo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lundsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vuonatjviken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leona Vicario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lycksele_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wailuku 386	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heltermaa	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Texcoco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hudiksvall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tandsbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kasa	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kyrktasjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nyluspen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hanko Russaro	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dodre	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stalon_11	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burnsville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,304 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 386, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 241, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 452.

Records on 27 August 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	386
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	241
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	452
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 2001 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 63, daily 1,227.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

992 broken records

Margins by which the 992 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 2001

Top 20 records on 27 August 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 2001	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	123 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 August 2001	Indal_D, SE	all-time rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2001	Sidsjo, SE	all-time rain	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2001	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	110 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2001	Gunning Rural Supplies, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2001	Penshurst (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2001	Merimasku Sannainen, FI	all-time rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2001	Parnu, EE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2001	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2001	Penshurst (the Gums), AU	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2001	Caramut, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2001	Rymattyla Kk, FI	all-time rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2001	Hjalta_Kraftverk, SE	all-time rain	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2001	Koroit, AU	monthly rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	107 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2001	Mala, SE	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2001	Watertown, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2001	Forse, SE	all-time rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2001	Lovberga_D, SE	all-time rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2001	Hogland, SE	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2001	Woodbury, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	55 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2001. 2001 had 1,304 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 2001-08-27: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	903
20 to 40	71
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1