Weather Records on 27 August 2012

626 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 2012. Highest significance: Princeville, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 2012

On 27 August 2012, 626 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
273 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 610 daily.
Princeville set a daily record precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 27 August 2012.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

626 stations

626 station records on 27 August 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nattavaara_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toulon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Archbold Bio STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bardwell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murjek	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smolensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Soppero	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ahualulco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Lufthavn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orsha	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porsa II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach 4SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Honavar	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barberena	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ganado	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bygdsiljum_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anyang	China	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alponocan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alvsbyn_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus-Valley Crossing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

626 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 214.

Records on 27 August 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 610.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 2012

Top 20 records on 27 August 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 2012	Princeville, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2012	La Belle, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2012	Dry Tortugas, US	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2012	Nattavaara_A, SE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Carlisle Wtp, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	140 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Keams Canyon, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Minchumina, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Toulon, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Canal Pt USDA, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Chita, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	117 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Galesburg, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Walnut, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	109 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Simferopol, UA	daily high max	36.4 C (97.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Archbold Bio STN, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Bardwell Dam, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Murjek, SE	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Howell Wwtp, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2012	Muenster, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	42 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2012. 2012 had 626 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	817

Download the Data

Data for records on 2012-08-27: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	381
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1