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Weather Records on 27 May 1912

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1912. Highest significance: Pinsk, BY.

Key Facts for 27 May 1912

  • On 27 May 1912, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Pinsk set a daily record precipitation of 25.6 mm (1.0 in) on 27 May 1912.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 27 May 1912 27 station records on 27 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 27 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 May 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PinskBelarusRecord daily precipitation25.6 mm (1.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
VilniusLithuaniaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature2.1 C (35.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-AllingskovgardDenmarkRecord daily precipitation14.8 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation17.1 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature15.7 C (60.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.2 mm (0.28 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-4.2 C (24.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature10.2 C (50.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.3 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 27 May 1912 by type Records set or tied on 27 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 051015Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 27 May 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 May 1912 by timescale Records on 27 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27.
Records on 27 May 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 May 1912 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.1. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 175 to 10: 110 to 15: 215 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 May 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 517
5 to 101
10 to 152
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1912
Top 20 records on 27 May 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 May 1912Pinsk, BYdaily rain25.6 mm (1.0 in)15.9 mm (0.6 in)21 years38 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1912Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)1 year29 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Vilnius, LTdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Sveg, SEdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Edmonton, CAdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Harnosand, SEdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Halifax, CAdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Escanaba, USdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Stony Mountain, CAdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Freiburg, DEdaily low min2.1 C (35.8 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Stratford, CAdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DKdaily rain14.8 mm (0.6 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Sarna, SEdaily rain17.1 mm (0.7 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low min2.0 C (35.6 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Brantford, CAdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Dalhousie, CAdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)7 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily low max15.7 C (60.3 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Haparanda, SEdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Stockholm, SEdaily rain7.2 mm (0.28 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1912Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min-4.2 C (24.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)27 years11 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 1912
Records on 05-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1912. 1912 had 27 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 1912. 1912 had 27 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).