Weather Records on 11 May 1927

318 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1927. Highest significance: Kokkedahl, AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 1927

On 11 May 1927, 318 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 315 daily.
Kokkedahl set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 11 May 1927.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

318 stations

318 station records on 11 May 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kokkedahl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kongal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	137.0 cm (53.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gowar West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Majura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

318 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 May 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 May 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 315.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

261 broken records

Margins by which the 261 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 970.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1927

Top 20 records on 11 May 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1927	Kokkedahl, AU	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1927	Kongal, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1927	Naracoorte Cave Range, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	137.0 cm (53.9 in)	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1927	Willapa Harbor, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1927	Yellowin, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1927	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1927	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1927	Naracoorte, AU	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1927	Gowar West, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1927	Jingellic, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1927	Corryong (Parish Lane), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1927	Weldon, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1927	Corowa Airport, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1927	Aberdeen, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1927	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1927	Rutherglen Netherby Wine, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1927	Chariton 1 E, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1927	Constantine, DZ	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	17 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1927	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	21 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

1814 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1927. 1927 had 318 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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	260
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1