Weather Records on 27 May 1946

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1946. Highest significance: Sedan 7 NW, US.

Key Facts for 27 May 1946

On 27 May 1946, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 398 daily.
Sedan 7 NW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 27 May 1946.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

424 stations

424 station records on 27 May 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sedan 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville Morrow Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
State Sanatorium	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culvers Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 294.

Records on 27 May 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 May 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1946

Top 20 records on 27 May 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1946	Sedan 7 NW, US	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1946	Scarsdale, US	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1946	W Pt, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1946	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Spot Pond, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Paterson, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Newton, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Ephrata, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Peapalli(Pyapali), IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Waterbury, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Emmitsburg, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Gouldsboro, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Layton 3 NW, US	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Coraopolis Neville Is, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Salmon Arm, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Chandgad, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1946	Clayton, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1946. 1946 had 424 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 1946-05-27: 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	254
10 to 20	59
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1