Weather Records on 27 May 1942

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1942. Highest significance: Burra Burra, AU.

Key Facts for 27 May 1942

On 27 May 1942, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 639 daily.
Burra Burra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 27 May 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 27 May 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whitemark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 456, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	456
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1942

Top 20 records on 27 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1942	Burra Burra, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1942	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1942	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	monthly rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Whitemark, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Hughenden Station, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Russell, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Corinda, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Trundle (Murrumbogie), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Ngukurr, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Kabra Railway STN, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Homestead, AU	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Avington, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1942	Western Creek, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	45 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1942. 1942 had 657 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 1942-05-27: 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 10	383
10 to 20	113
20 to 30	48
30 to 40	17
40 to 50	13
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2