Weather Records on 5 May 1927

115 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 May 1927. Highest significance: Buchan, AU.

Key Facts for 5 May 1927

On 5 May 1927, 115 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 114 daily.
Buchan set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 5 May 1927.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

115 stations

115 station records on 5 May 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 May 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang (Goomgerah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

115 records

Records set or tied on 5 May 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 May 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 May 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 114.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

87 broken records

Margins by which the 87 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 820.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 May 1927

Top 20 records on 5 May 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 May 1927	Buchan, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1927	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1927	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1927	Bonang, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1927	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1927	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1927	Noorinbee, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1927	Tobolsk, RU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1927	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1927	Dargo, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1927	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 1927	Bindi, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1927	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1927	Minneapolis, US	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1927	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1927	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1927	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1927	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1927	Bonang (Goomgerah), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	23 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

1795 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1927. 1927 had 115 records.

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

Records on 05-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1836	1
1837	1
1840	1
1850	4
1852	1
1855	1
1856	2
1859	2
1861	5
1862	1
1864	2
1867	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	3
1888	3
1889	5
1890	2
1891	3
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	6
1899	5
1900	3
1901	2
1902	5
1903	9
1904	14
1905	17
1906	4
1907	16
1908	14
1909	17
1910	19
1911	17
1912	17
1913	46
1914	39
1915	73
1916	98
1917	70
1918	24
1919	77
1920	41
1921	63
1922	98
1923	139
1924	132
1925	143
1926	220
1927	115
1928	149
1929	256
1930	469
1931	250
1932	166
1933	339
1934	448
1935	417
1936	377
1937	159
1938	362
1939	222
1940	446
1941	415
1942	529
1943	427
1944	1,237
1945	355
1946	306
1947	528
1948	671
1949	1,099
1950	893
1951	174
1952	723
1953	659
1954	607
1955	382
1956	363
1957	561
1958	404
1959	587
1960	773
1961	644
1962	261
1963	249
1964	643
1965	724
1966	1,413
1967	613
1968	434
1969	530
1970	386
1971	444
1972	292
1973	542
1974	716
1975	711
1976	402
1977	708
1978	1,033
1979	1,534
1980	562
1981	524
1982	659
1983	475
1984	767
1985	463
1986	968
1987	895
1988	820
1989	941
1990	1,511
1991	1,176
1992	1,004
1993	725
1994	743
1995	888
1996	1,368
1997	1,220
1998	1,707
1999	1,301
2000	1,442
2001	963
2002	883
2003	1,792
2004	1,401
2005	1,009
2006	657
2007	850
2008	453
2009	751
2010	1,053
2011	857
2012	1,281
2013	1,265
2014	680
2015	783
2016	554
2017	849
2018	481
2019	538
2020	403
2021	733
2022	514
2023	579
2024	961
2025	717
2026	538

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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 200	86
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1