Weather Records on 27 August 2004

1,037 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 2004. Highest significance: Ft Madison, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 2004

On 27 August 2004, 1,037 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
562 were record highs and 284 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,006 daily.
Ft Madison set a daily record precipitation of 110.7 mm (4.4 in) on 27 August 2004.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,037 stations

1,037 station records on 27 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Teocuitatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rivne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vileyka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baranovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Staraja_Russa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyntupy	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dzan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ganevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stolbtsy	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kinloss	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,037 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 396, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 191.

Records on 27 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	396
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 1,006.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 2004

Top 20 records on 27 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 2004	Ft Madison, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2004	Gilman, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	101 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2004	Teocuitatlan, MX	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2004	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2004	Bentley, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	Rivne, UA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	Quincy Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	Lake Charles 2 N, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	Donnellson, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	Graham, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	Old Faithful, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	La Harpe, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	Makaweli 965, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	Vileyka, BY	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	Palmer 3 ESE, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	Baranovichi, BY	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	Kustanai, KZ	daily high min	19.1 C (66.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2004	Turgaj, KZ	daily high min	21.9 C (71.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	98 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2004. 2004 had 1,037 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 2004-08-27: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	669
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2