Weather Records on 27 August 2011

1,518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 2011. Highest significance: Edenton, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 2011

On 27 August 2011, 1,518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,076 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,463 daily.
Edenton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 274.6 mm (10.8 in) on 27 August 2011.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,518 stations

1,518 station records on 27 August 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	274.6 mm (10.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	289.6 mm (11.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	311.9 mm (12.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Juan Peyotan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	247.9 mm (9.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	278.9 mm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oostvoorne	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guaymas 4-P-6	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gerlach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Painter 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Assateague	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bayboro 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lanna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holland 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuquio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puerta de Platanares	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,518 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 462, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 614, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 282.

Records on 27 August 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	462
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	614
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 2011 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 43, daily 1,463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,091 broken records

Margins by which the 1,091 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 205.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 2011

Top 20 records on 27 August 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 2011	Edenton, US	all-time rain	274.6 mm (10.8 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2011	Washington Wwtp 4W, US	all-time rain	289.6 mm (11.4 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	0 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2011	Plymouth 5 E, US	all-time rain	311.9 mm (12.3 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	7 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2011	Willard 4 SW, US	daily rain	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2011	Kinston 7 SE, US	monthly rain	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2011	Hopewell, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2011	San Juan Peyotan, MX	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2011	Wilmington New Castle Co AP, US	monthly rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2011	Williamsburg 2 N, US	daily rain	247.9 mm (9.8 in)	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2011	Wick, GB	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2011	Patuxent River NAS, US	monthly rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2011	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	128 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2011	Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility, US	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2011	Ocala, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2011	Greenville, US	monthly rain	256.0 mm (10.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2011	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2011	Suffolk Lake Kilby, US	all-time rain	278.9 mm (11.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2011	Qaqortoq, GL	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2011	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2011	Oostvoorne, NL	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	51 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2011. 2011 had 1,518 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 2026-10-15 (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 50	1,070
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1