Weather Records on 27 August 2013

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 2013. Highest significance: Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 2013

On 27 August 2013, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 621 daily.
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 27 August 2013.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 27 August 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Searchlight	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Overton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ruo'ergai	China	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roi Et	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Bridges Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Echo Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windrush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rock Canyon - Spg Mt Rch S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shenandoah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Max	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Fire Sp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rice Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sukumo	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 276, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 139.

Records on 27 August 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	276
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 621.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

481 broken records

Margins by which the 481 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 2013

Top 20 records on 27 August 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 2013	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2013	Searchlight, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Greene, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Laona 6 SW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Overton, US	daily low max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Kingston, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Ironwood, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Minot Exp STN, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Konotop, UA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Brule Rs, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Tukan, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Ruo'ergai, CN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Caledonia, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Culbertson, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Tomakomai, JP	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Grand Meadow, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Mason City, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2013	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2013. 2013 had 629 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 10	439
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1