Weather Records on 27 July 2015

744 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 2015. Highest significance: Washta, US.

Key Facts for 27 July 2015

On 27 July 2015, 744 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 724 daily.
Washta set a daily record precipitation of 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 27 July 2015.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

744 stations

744 station records on 27 July 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	70 of 100 (Major)
Papenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Erfde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Ozernoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vlagtwedde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sappemeer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shower Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pickfoot Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Appelscha	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Paulowna	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pereslavl-Zalesskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Makkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Joure	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Kooy	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gorredijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oldebroek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onnen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millegan 14 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
S Fork Shields	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crab Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kreileroord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocker Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biddinghuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zwolle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rheezerveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irbejskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

744 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 181, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 236.

Records on 27 July 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	181
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 724.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

621 broken records

Margins by which the 621 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 2015

Top 20 records on 27 July 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 2015	Washta, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	113 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 July 2015	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	108 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 July 2015	Papenburg, DE	all-time rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 July 2015	Erfde, DE	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Ust-Ozernoe, RU	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	117 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Vlagtwedde, NL	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Naples, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Wallace, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Opheim 12 SSE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Sappemeer, NL	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Shower Falls, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Pickfoot Creek, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Appelscha, NL	monthly rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Collins, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Anna Paulowna, NL	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Pereslavl-Zalesskij, RU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Orovada 3 W, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2015	Makkum, NL	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	41 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2015. 2015 had 744 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 2015-07-27: 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	540
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1