Weather Records on 27 May 1932

265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1932. Highest significance: Adur, IN.

Key Facts for 27 May 1932

On 27 May 1932, 265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 253 daily.
Adur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 223.5 mm (8.8 in) on 27 May 1932.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

265 stations

265 station records on 27 May 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	798.1 mm (31.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	797.6 mm (31.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

265 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 May 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 May 1932 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 9, daily 253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1932

Top 20 records on 27 May 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1932	Adur, IN	all-time rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Changenachery, IN	daily rain	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	798.1 mm (31.4 in)	380.3 mm (15.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Hunsur, IN	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Putbus, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Cherrapunji/P.S., IN	monthly rain	797.6 mm (31.4 in)	193.6 mm (7.6 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Wappingers Falls, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Jennings, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Uthankarai, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Dharmapuri, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1932	Stratford, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1932	Thiruvalla, IN	all-time rain	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1932	Tiruppattur, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1932	New Orleans Carrollton, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1932	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	32 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1932. 1932 had 265 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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Data for records on 1932-05-27: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	218
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1