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Weather Records on 27 May 1916

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1916. Highest significance: Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE.

Key Facts for 27 May 1916

  • On 27 May 1916, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Leipzig-Holzhausen set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 27 May 1916.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 27 May 1916 26 station records on 27 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 27 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation48.5 mm (1.9 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation64.0 mm (2.5 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily precipitation64.0 mm (2.5 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
SpringbokSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature37.2 C (99.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation64.8 mm (2.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord low maximum temperature5.8 C (42.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.7 C (98.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 27 May 1916 by type Records set or tied on 27 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 19. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.
Records on 27 May 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 May 1916 by timescale Records on 27 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 23.
Records on 27 May 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 May 1916 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.3. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1210 to 20: 1020 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 May 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 1012
10 to 2010
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1916
Top 20 records on 27 May 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 May 1916Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain48.5 mm (1.9 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)29 years45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1916Tulbagh (Pol), ZAmonthly rain64.0 mm (2.5 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)16 years39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1916Chatham 2, CAmonthly rain64.0 mm (2.5 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)28 years38 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1916Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)27 years38 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1916Springbok, ZAdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)29 years37 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1916Malmesbury, ZAdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)34 years31 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1916Laurieton (Elouera St), AUdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)48.3 mm (1.9 in)24 years29 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1916Paris, CAdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)13 years27 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1916Plauen, DEdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)15.4 mm (0.6 in)5 years27 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1916Worcester, ZAdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)34 years27 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1916Montgomery Wb City, USmonthly high max37.2 C (99.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)40 years27 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1916Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain64.8 mm (2.6 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)34 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1916Southampton, CAdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1916St John's, CAdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1916Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZAdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1916Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AUdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1916Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1916Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily low max5.8 C (42.4 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1916Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low min1.0 C (33.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1916Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)24 years10 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 1916
Records on 05-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1916. 1916 had 26 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 1916. 1916 had 26 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).