Weather Records on 27 August 2008

885 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 2008. Highest significance: Concord, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 2008

On 27 August 2008, 885 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 323 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 842 daily.
Concord set an all-time record daily precipitation of 223.5 mm (8.8 in) on 27 August 2008.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

885 stations

885 station records on 27 August 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Guadalupe (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwood 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.8 mm (8.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Papasquiaro (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Hydro STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Kerr Scott Resv	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Mill 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Alburquerque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Tiburcio (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Marquesa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coweeta Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincolnton 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

885 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 236, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 247.

Records on 27 August 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	236
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 40, daily 842.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 2008

Top 20 records on 27 August 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 2008	Concord, US	all-time rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	71 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 August 2008	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	114 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2008	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2008	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2008	Patterson, US	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2008	Grandfather Mtn, US	monthly rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2008	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2008	Kingston, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2008	Enka, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2008	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2008	Salisbury, US	all-time rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2008	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2008	San Juan de Guadalupe (Dge), MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2008	Marion, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2008	Rockwood 2, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2008	Celo 2 S, US	monthly rain	223.8 mm (8.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2008	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2008	Durham, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2008	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2008	Misurata, LY	monthly low min	14.9 C (58.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	82 years	53 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2008. 2008 had 885 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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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 20	554
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	2