Weather Records on 27 May 1914

92 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1914. Highest significance: Portarlington, AU.

Key Facts for 27 May 1914

On 27 May 1914, 92 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 85 daily.
Portarlington set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 27 May 1914.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

92 stations

92 station records on 27 May 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

92 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 34.

Records on 27 May 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 May 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 85.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

83 broken records

Margins by which the 83 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1914

Top 20 records on 27 May 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1914	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1914	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1914	Sterling, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1914	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Middletown 4 W, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Brantford, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Ringwood 2, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Portland, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Windsor Riverside, CA	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Saint John, CA	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Escanaba, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Barrie, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Toronto, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1914	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	20 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 92 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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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	61
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1