Weather Records on 27 July 2008

784 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 2008. Highest significance: Tularosa, US.

Key Facts for 27 July 2008

On 27 July 2008, 784 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
400 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 746 daily.
Tularosa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 27 July 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

784 stations

784 station records on 27 July 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dzardzan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oosterhout	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yaremcha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schmelz-Huttersdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stewart	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zavitaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coronado Nmem	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Troickij Priisk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Slavsko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lenapah	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edisto Beach Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Herwijnen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olsdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saran-Paul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Childersburg Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waikiki 717.2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seliatyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chaam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eggegrund	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pogegevskaya	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shantou	China	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xcupil (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

784 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 148.

Records on 27 July 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 2008 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 32, daily 746.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

552 broken records

Margins by which the 552 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 2008

Top 20 records on 27 July 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 2008	Tularosa, US	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 July 2008	Ruidoso, US	monthly rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 July 2008	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	114 years	71 of 100 (Major)
27 July 2008	Capitan, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 July 2008	Trier-Zewen, DE	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Princetown, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Kuantan, MY	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Paradise, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Dzardzan, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Berus, DE	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Oosterhout, NL	monthly rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Yaremcha, UA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Wessington Springs, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Schmelz-Huttersdorf, DE	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Potrerillos, MX	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Ft Stewart, US	monthly rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2008	Zavitaja, RU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 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

1805 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2008. 2008 had 784 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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Data for records on 2008-07-27: 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 2026-10-17 (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	490
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1