Weather Records on 27 May 1911

53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1911. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 27 May 1911

On 27 May 1911, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 50 daily.
Jena Sternwarte set a daily record precipitation of 40.7 mm (1.6 in) on 27 May 1911.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

53 stations

53 station records on 27 May 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kyamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Poole	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 25.

Records on 27 May 1911 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 May 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 50.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

46 broken records

Margins by which the 46 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1911

Top 20 records on 27 May 1911 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1911	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Chattanooga Wb City, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Gnalta, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Parry Sound, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Binya (Merribee), AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Eremeran, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Stonecliffe, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Welland, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Southampton, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Buffalo, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1911	Toledo Blade, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	29 years	15 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 1911

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1911. 1911 had 53 records.

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

Records on 05-27 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1817	1
1818	1
1834	2
1836	4
1839	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	3
1868	4
1869	1
1874	1
1876	1
1879	3
1880	5
1881	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	5
1891	2
1892	8
1893	5
1894	13
1895	4
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	4
1901	7
1902	12
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	28
1907	23
1908	16
1909	7
1910	31
1911	53
1912	27
1913	19
1914	92
1915	63
1916	26
1917	23
1918	39
1919	38
1920	40
1921	56
1922	36
1923	86
1924	92
1925	291
1926	107
1927	183
1928	81
1929	195
1930	99
1931	367
1932	265
1933	284
1934	393
1935	128
1936	468
1937	298
1938	492
1939	312
1940	138
1941	436
1942	657
1943	160
1944	479
1945	272
1946	424
1947	485
1948	324
1949	366
1950	697
1951	578
1952	258
1953	603
1954	367
1955	571
1956	491
1957	367
1958	619
1959	449
1960	421
1961	1,504
1962	460
1963	421
1964	317
1965	652
1966	398
1967	492
1968	605
1969	850
1970	326
1971	612
1972	508
1973	943
1974	630
1975	404
1976	589
1977	663
1978	814
1979	899
1980	644
1981	891
1982	838
1983	1,253
1984	834
1985	873
1986	696
1987	1,037
1988	777
1989	904
1990	804
1991	1,429
1992	1,413
1993	835
1994	848
1995	815
1996	1,378
1997	919
1998	1,079
1999	876
2000	1,347
2001	898
2002	511
2003	918
2004	838
2005	1,094
2006	1,171
2007	886
2008	914
2009	858
2010	955
2011	1,055
2012	1,475
2013	607
2014	835
2015	537
2016	622
2017	541
2018	1,355
2019	960
2020	906
2021	414
2022	653
2023	405
2024	904
2025	761
2026	1,185

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Data for records on 1911-05-27: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	35
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1