Weather Records on 27 May 1941

436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1941. Highest significance: Ottapalam, IN.

Key Facts for 27 May 1941

On 27 May 1941, 436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
248 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 388 daily.
Ottapalam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 285.8 mm (11.3 in) on 27 May 1941.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

436 stations

436 station records on 27 May 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	285.8 mm (11.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kundha (Kailkund)	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Periyanaickampal	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santhanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	297.2 mm (11.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	261.6 mm (10.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	263.4 mm (10.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

436 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 27 May 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 May 1941 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 46, daily 388.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1941

Top 20 records on 27 May 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1941	Ottapalam, IN	monthly rain	285.8 mm (11.3 in)	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Devikulam, IN	monthly rain	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Aryankavu, IN	monthly rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Lungleh, IN	daily rain	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Kundha (Kailkund), IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Mukundapuram, IN	daily rain	271.8 mm (10.7 in)	173.8 mm (6.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Fort Frances, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Pollachi, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Chittur, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Onaway 12 S, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Thalipilly, IN	monthly rain	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Periyanaickampal, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Santhanpara, IN	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Glenmorgan, IN	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Postville, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1941	Prentice #2, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	35 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1941. 1941 had 436 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 1941-05-27: 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 25	295
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1