Weather Records on 27 May 1938

492 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1938. Highest significance: Ashley (Midkin), AU.

Key Facts for 27 May 1938

On 27 May 1938, 492 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 482 daily.
Ashley (Midkin) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 166.9 mm (6.6 in) on 27 May 1938.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

492 stations

492 station records on 27 May 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashley (Midkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baramati	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silverspur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

492 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 396, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 May 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	396
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 May 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1938

Top 20 records on 27 May 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1938	Ashley (Midkin), AU	all-time rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Palmwoods Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Bahraich, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Caloundra Signal Station, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Mulki, IN	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Miva, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Dunwich Post Office, AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Mayne Junction, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1938	Brisbane Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1938. 1938 had 492 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1938-05-27: 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 20	345
20 to 40	64
40 to 60	32
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	9
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2