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Weather Records on 27 May 1906

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1906. Highest significance: Robe Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 27 May 1906

  • On 27 May 1906, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Robe Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 27 May 1906.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 27 May 1906 28 station records on 27 May 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 27 May 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 May 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation66.5 mm (2.6 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.3 mm (1.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.0 mm (2.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 27 May 1906 by type Records set or tied on 27 May 1906 by type: Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 17. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 May 1906 by type: Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.
Records on 27 May 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 May 1906 by timescale Records on 27 May 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 May 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 27.
Records on 27 May 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 May 1906 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.7. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 3: 93 to 5: 45 to 8: 48 to 10: 110 to 13: 313 to 15: 115 to 18: 20 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 May 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 39
3 to 54
5 to 84
8 to 101
10 to 133
13 to 151
15 to 182

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1906
Top 20 records on 27 May 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 May 1906Robe Comparison, AUdaily rain46.2 mm (1.8 in)16.7 mm (0.7 in)12 years32 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Ny City Cntrl Park, USmonthly rain66.5 mm (2.6 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)20 years26 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Concord, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)10 years24 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Dubuque River, USdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)6.6 C (11.9 F)23 years21 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)1 year18 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Hambantota, LKdaily high min26.7 C (80.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906World Trade Ctr, USdaily rain49.3 mm (1.9 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Madison Wb City, USdaily low max6.7 C (44.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Reading Wb City, USdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Kyneton Post Office, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min12.2 C (54.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily low max6.1 C (43.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)10 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Daylesford, AUdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)0 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Mount Gambier Post Office, AUdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1906Saint John, CAdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)

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

1797 to 1906
Records on 05-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1906. 1906 had 28 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11817: 11818: 11834: 21836: 41839: 11845: 11846: 11847: 11849: 11852: 11858: 11860: 11863: 11864: 31868: 41869: 11874: 11876: 11879: 31880: 51881: 21883: 11884: 11885: 11886: 11888: 11889: 31890: 51891: 21892: 81893: 51894: 131895: 41896: 31897: 11898: 31899: 21900: 41901: 71902: 121903: 71904: 111905: 71906: 281907: 231908: 161909: 71910: 311911: 531912: 271913: 191914: 921915: 631916: 261917: 231918: 391919: 381920: 401921: 561922: 361923: 861924: 921925: 2911926: 1071927: 1831928: 811929: 1951930: 991931: 3671932: 2651933: 2841934: 3931935: 1281936: 4681937: 2981938: 4921939: 3121940: 1381941: 4361942: 6571943: 1601944: 4791945: 2721946: 4241947: 4851948: 3241949: 3661950: 6971951: 5781952: 2581953: 6031954: 3671955: 5711956: 4911957: 3671958: 6191959: 4491960: 4211961: 1,5041962: 4601963: 4211964: 3171965: 6521966: 3981967: 4921968: 6051969: 8501970: 3261971: 6121972: 5081973: 9431974: 6301975: 4041976: 5891977: 6631978: 8141979: 8991980: 6441981: 8911982: 8381983: 1,2531984: 8341985: 8731986: 6961987: 1,0371988: 7771989: 9041990: 8041991: 1,4291992: 1,4131993: 8351994: 8481995: 8151996: 1,3781997: 9191998: 1,0791999: 8762000: 1,3472001: 8982002: 5112003: 9182004: 8382005: 1,0942006: 1,1712007: 8862008: 9142009: 8582010: 9552011: 1,0552012: 1,4752013: 6072014: 8352015: 5372016: 6222017: 5412018: 1,3552019: 9602020: 9062021: 4142022: 6532023: 4052024: 9042025: 7612026: 1,1851797187418961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1906. 1906 had 28 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-27 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18171
18181
18342
18364
18391
18451
18461
18471
18491
18521
18581
18601
18631
18643
18684
18691
18741
18761
18793
18805
18812
18831
18841
18851
18861
18881
18893
18905
18912
18928
18935
189413
18954
18963
18971
18983
18992
19004
19017
190212
19037
190411
19057
190628
190723
190816
19097
191031
191153
191227
191319
191492
191563
191626
191723
191839
191938
192040
192156
192236
192386
192492
1925291
1926107
1927183
192881
1929195
193099
1931367
1932265
1933284
1934393
1935128
1936468
1937298
1938492
1939312
1940138
1941436
1942657
1943160
1944479
1945272
1946424
1947485
1948324
1949366
1950697
1951578
1952258
1953603
1954367
1955571
1956491
1957367
1958619
1959449
1960421
19611,504
1962460
1963421
1964317
1965652
1966398
1967492
1968605
1969850
1970326
1971612
1972508
1973943
1974630
1975404
1976589
1977663
1978814
1979899
1980644
1981891
1982838
19831,253
1984834
1985873
1986696
19871,037
1988777
1989904
1990804
19911,429
19921,413
1993835
1994848
1995815
19961,378
1997919
19981,079
1999876
20001,347
2001898
2002511
2003918
2004838
20051,094
20061,171
2007886
2008914
2009858
2010955
20111,055
20121,475
2013607
2014835
2015537
2016622
2017541
20181,355
2019960
2020906
2021414
2022653
2023405
2024904
2025761
20261,185

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).