Weather Records on 23 May 1927

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 May 1927. Highest significance: St Albans, CA.

Key Facts for 23 May 1927

On 23 May 1927, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 239 daily.
St Albans set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 23 May 1927.
Across 158 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 23 May 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 May 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cantara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bullawin Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 23 May 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 23 May 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 23 May 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

183 broken records

Margins by which the 183 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 May 1927

Top 20 records on 23 May 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 May 1927	St Albans, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1927	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1927	Buffalo, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1927	London South, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1927	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1927	Hvar, HR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1927	Cairo River, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 1927	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1927	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1927	New Madrid, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1927	Chatham 2, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1927	Welland, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1927	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1927	Cortland, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1927	St Georges, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1927	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1927	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1927	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1927	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	25 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

1793 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1927. 1927 had 243 records.

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

Records on 05-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1794	1
1798	1
1817	1
1818	1
1837	3
1845	1
1847	2
1857	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	5
1867	7
1870	2
1871	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	4
1887	1
1889	2
1891	11
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1898	8
1899	3
1900	12
1901	3
1902	12
1903	6
1904	14
1905	10
1906	23
1907	11
1908	13
1909	23
1910	26
1911	39
1912	31
1913	29
1914	33
1915	13
1916	44
1917	58
1918	36
1919	120
1920	37
1921	92
1922	82
1923	99
1924	230
1925	325
1926	204
1927	243
1928	177
1929	221
1930	199
1931	719
1932	358
1933	443
1934	203
1935	369
1936	568
1937	156
1938	390
1939	415
1940	324
1941	676
1942	235
1943	342
1944	784
1945	241
1946	311
1947	285
1948	273
1949	612
1950	490
1951	400
1952	597
1953	777
1954	496
1955	650
1956	498
1957	653
1958	744
1959	486
1960	395
1961	412
1962	677
1963	1,153
1964	964
1965	477
1966	391
1967	1,055
1968	578
1969	437
1970	314
1971	659
1972	449
1973	371
1974	678
1975	855
1976	556
1977	596
1978	703
1979	730
1980	1,202
1981	862
1982	717
1983	1,123
1984	1,027
1985	608
1986	626
1987	745
1988	662
1989	1,106
1990	1,660
1991	1,244
1992	1,423
1993	845
1994	690
1995	1,106
1996	1,114
1997	983
1998	947
1999	705
2000	1,372
2001	1,441
2002	1,537
2003	954
2004	1,275
2005	908
2006	1,122
2007	1,170
2008	1,472
2009	805
2010	1,275
2011	1,001
2012	1,006
2013	929
2014	858
2015	667
2016	679
2017	602
2018	552
2019	1,044
2020	631
2021	837
2022	807
2023	316
2024	760
2025	865
2026	804

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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	182
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1