Weather Records on 27 May 1927

183 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1927. Highest significance: Geilo, NO.

Key Facts for 27 May 1927

On 27 May 1927, 183 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 177 daily.
Geilo set a daily record snow depth of 107.0 cm (42.1 in) on 27 May 1927.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 419 records.

Record Map

183 stations

183 station records on 27 May 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

183 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 May 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 May 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 177.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

129 broken records

Margins by which the 129 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1000.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1927

Top 20 records on 27 May 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1927	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	monthly rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1927	Norfolk, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Carmel, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Harnosand, SE	monthly rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Dayville, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Sac City, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Stanton, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Newport, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Gallivare_A, SE	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Havre Wb City, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Storlien, SE	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Malung, SE	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily low min	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Farmington, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1927	Madison, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 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

1797 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1927. 1927 had 183 records.

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

Records on 05-27 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1817	1
1818	1
1834	2
1836	4
1839	1
1845	1
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1858	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	3
1868	4
1869	1
1874	1
1876	1
1879	3
1880	5
1881	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	5
1891	2
1892	8
1893	5
1894	13
1895	4
1896	3
1897	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	4
1901	7
1902	12
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	28
1907	23
1908	16
1909	7
1910	31
1911	53
1912	27
1913	19
1914	92
1915	63
1916	26
1917	23
1918	39
1919	38
1920	40
1921	56
1922	36
1923	86
1924	92
1925	291
1926	107
1927	183
1928	81
1929	195
1930	99
1931	367
1932	265
1933	284
1934	393
1935	128
1936	468
1937	298
1938	492
1939	312
1940	138
1941	436
1942	657
1943	160
1944	479
1945	272
1946	424
1947	485
1948	324
1949	366
1950	697
1951	578
1952	258
1953	603
1954	367
1955	571
1956	491
1957	367
1958	619
1959	449
1960	421
1961	1,504
1962	460
1963	421
1964	317
1965	652
1966	398
1967	492
1968	605
1969	850
1970	326
1971	612
1972	508
1973	943
1974	630
1975	404
1976	589
1977	663
1978	814
1979	899
1980	644
1981	891
1982	838
1983	1,253
1984	834
1985	873
1986	696
1987	1,037
1988	777
1989	904
1990	804
1991	1,429
1992	1,413
1993	835
1994	848
1995	815
1996	1,378
1997	919
1998	1,079
1999	876
2000	1,347
2001	898
2002	511
2003	918
2004	838
2005	1,094
2006	1,171
2007	886
2008	914
2009	858
2010	955
2011	1,055
2012	1,475
2013	607
2014	835
2015	537
2016	622
2017	541
2018	1,355
2019	960
2020	906
2021	414
2022	653
2023	405
2024	904
2025	761
2026	1,185

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	128
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1