Weather Records on 27 August 2023

953 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 2023. Highest significance: Lafayette Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 27 August 2023

On 27 August 2023, 953 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
801 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 900 daily.
Lafayette Rgnl AP set an all-time record high maximum temperature of 43.3 C (109.9 F) on 27 August 2023.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

953 stations

953 station records on 27 August 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jiulong	China	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murphysboro 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kushiro	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	44.8 C (112.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Esler Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Menorca/Mao	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parkhar	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dauphin Is #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

953 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 334, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 467, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 117.

Records on 27 August 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	334
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	467
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 2023 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 31, daily 900.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

704 broken records

Margins by which the 704 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 2023

Top 20 records on 27 August 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 2023	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	122 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2023	Sugar Land, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	124 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2023	Lufkin Angelina Co AP, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 August 2023	Embrun, FR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	130 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Franklin 3 NW, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	114 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Skjak, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Wadesboro, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Coleman, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Isfjord Radio, NO	daily high min	6.6 C (43.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	New Orleans AP, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Jiulong, CN	monthly low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Murphysboro 2 SW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Columbia, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Hannibal Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Huntsville, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	118 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 2023	Brownsville, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	46 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2023. 2023 had 953 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	663
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1