Weather Records on 27 August 1949

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 August 1949. Highest significance: Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU.

Key Facts for 27 August 1949

On 27 August 1949, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 442 daily.
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 154.7 mm (6.1 in) on 27 August 1949.
Across 165 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 27 August 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 August 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	288.5 mm (11.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georges Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 27 August 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 246.

Records on 27 August 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 August 1949 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 21, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 August 1949

Top 20 records on 27 August 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 1949	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	all-time rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 August 1949	Kellys Plain (Haroldston), AU	all-time rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 years	78 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1949	Kunderang East (Kenebree), AU	all-time rain	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1949	Uralla (Salisbury Court), AU	all-time rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1949	Uralla (Dumaresq St), AU	all-time rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1949	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1949	Uralla (Mihi), AU	all-time rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1949	Titusville, US	monthly rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1949	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	monthly rain	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 August 1949	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1949	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1949	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1949	Malakapuram, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1949	Raleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1949	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1949	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	monthly rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1949	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	monthly rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1949	Hickeys Creek Post Office, AU	monthly rain	288.5 mm (11.4 in)	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1949	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 August 1949	Elands Post Office, AU	monthly rain	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	0 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1949. 1949 had 475 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	339
25 to 50	42
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	1