Weather Records on 7 May 1927

191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 May 1927. Highest significance: Geilo, NO.

Key Facts for 7 May 1927

On 7 May 1927, 191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 189 daily.
Geilo set a daily record snow depth of 140.0 cm (55.1 in) on 7 May 1927.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 420 records.

Record Map

191 stations

191 station records on 7 May 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 May 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Power	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nebraska City 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

191 records

Records set or tied on 7 May 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 7 May 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 7 May 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 189.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

152 broken records

Margins by which the 152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 850.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 May 1927

Top 20 records on 7 May 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 1927	Malvern, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Howard, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Marshall, US	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Armagh, GB	daily high max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Uccle, BE	daily high max	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	59 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Kansas City, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low min	4.7 C (40.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Sac City, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Albion, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Worthington, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Helena Wb City, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	La Monte, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Soldier Creek Adm Site, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 1927	Austin #2, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	35 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

1795 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1927. 1927 had 191 records.

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

Records on 05-07 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1805	1
1816	1
1825	2
1837	1
1838	1
1844	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	2
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	3
1857	1
1861	3
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1867	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	4
1892	2
1894	4
1895	2
1897	5
1898	7
1899	3
1900	10
1901	1
1902	6
1903	13
1904	19
1905	21
1906	15
1907	14
1908	29
1909	15
1910	16
1911	14
1912	14
1913	30
1914	37
1915	40
1916	34
1917	188
1918	60
1919	263
1920	59
1921	41
1922	40
1923	119
1924	141
1925	207
1926	227
1927	191
1928	204
1929	224
1930	637
1931	473
1932	288
1933	291
1934	698
1935	298
1936	466
1937	121
1938	467
1939	194
1940	317
1941	317
1942	270
1943	416
1944	476
1945	751
1946	339
1947	727
1948	338
1949	439
1950	526
1951	226
1952	485
1953	541
1954	481
1955	393
1956	665
1957	546
1958	585
1959	335
1960	899
1961	442
1962	381
1963	825
1964	687
1965	671
1966	762
1967	973
1968	756
1969	678
1970	822
1971	364
1972	515
1973	447
1974	743
1975	784
1976	782
1977	662
1978	925
1979	888
1980	593
1981	710
1982	802
1983	724
1984	1,300
1985	557
1986	1,163
1987	1,115
1988	752
1989	1,880
1990	1,024
1991	599
1992	1,830
1993	831
1994	621
1995	997
1996	880
1997	1,359
1998	1,166
1999	1,008
2000	1,693
2001	743
2002	1,344
2003	1,138
2004	1,397
2005	645
2006	833
2007	1,047
2008	526
2009	735
2010	1,123
2011	558
2012	709
2013	633
2014	646
2015	569
2016	677
2017	543
2018	542
2019	522
2020	577
2021	484
2022	784
2023	667
2024	858
2025	635
2026	715

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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	151
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1