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Weather Records on 27 May 1920

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1920. Highest significance: Sfax El-Maou, TN.

Key Facts for 27 May 1920

  • On 27 May 1920, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 20 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 39 daily.
  • Sfax El-Maou set a daily record high maximum temperature of 36.0 C (96.8 F) on 27 May 1920.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

40 stations
Weather records on 27 May 1920 40 station records on 27 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
40 station records on 27 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature36.0 C (96.8 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
InnisfailAustraliaRecord daily precipitation102.6 mm (4.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
UeckermundeGermanyRecord daily precipitation24.8 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay RoadhouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
KillalpaninnaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.4 mm (1.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature18.4 C (65.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.9 C (60.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BorroloolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord daily precipitation31.6 mm (1.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.2 C (57.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.9 C (55.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature28.0 C (82.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.6 C (58.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',MgsUkraineRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney CreekCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.9 C (60.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GospicCroatiaRecord daily precipitation21.5 mm (0.8 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
WeissenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high maximum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records
Records on 27 May 1920 by type Records set or tied on 27 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 14Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 27 May 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum14
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 May 1920 by timescale Records on 27 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 39. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 39all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 39.
Records on 27 May 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily39

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 May 1920 Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.7. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 285 to 10: 510 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 May 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 528
5 to 105
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1920
Top 20 records on 27 May 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 May 1920Sfax El-Maou, TNdaily high max36.0 C (96.8 F)6.0 C (10.8 F)24 years29 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Normanton Post Office, AUmonthly rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)29 years24 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Innisfail, AUdaily rain102.6 mm (4.0 in)27.7 mm (1.1 in)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Ueckermunde, DEdaily rain24.8 mm (1.0 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Cottbus, DEdaily rain21.9 mm (0.9 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Chatham, CAdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)39 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)11 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily high min19.0 C (66.2 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920McKinlay Roadhouse, AUdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Killalpaninna, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Port Dover, CAdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)39 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Cairns Post Office, AUdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Boulia Airport, AUdaily low max18.4 C (65.1 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Vestervig, DKdaily high min13.2 C (55.8 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Cottbus, DEdaily high min15.9 C (60.6 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1920Fort National, DZdaily high min19.0 C (66.2 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)17 years13 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 1920
Records on 05-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1920. 1920 had 40 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 1920. 1920 had 40 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).