Weather Records on 27 August 2002

1,027 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 2002. Highest significance: Benkelman 1N, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 2002

On 27 August 2002, 1,027 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
636 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 984 daily.
Benkelman 1N set a daily record precipitation of 73.4 mm (2.9 in) on 27 August 2002.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,027 stations

1,027 station records on 27 August 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Worms	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Schmalkalden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calmus	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tensleep 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aschaffenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbronn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schwandorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sontra	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westfall	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koerich	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez (C	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iluka (Owen St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bettborn-Pratz	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Billy Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meiningen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guatenipa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chamal Nuevo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,027 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 379, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 202.

Records on 27 August 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	379
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 2002 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 37, daily 984.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

746 broken records

Margins by which the 746 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 2002

Top 20 records on 27 August 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 2002	Benkelman 1N, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2002	Zima, RU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2002	Castle Rock, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2002	Worms, DE	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Coleman, DE	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Schmalkalden, DE	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Saluda, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Lanihau 68.2, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Vouziers, FR	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Plauen, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Calmus, LU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Tensleep 4NE, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Aschaffenburg, DE	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Heilbronn, DE	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Munsingen-Apfelstetten, DE	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Waskish 4NE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Schwandorf, DE	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2002	Sontra, DE	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	47 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2002. 2002 had 1,027 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2002-08-27: 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	712
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1