Weather Records on 27 May 1951

578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1951. Highest significance: Magdeburg, DE.

Key Facts for 27 May 1951

On 27 May 1951, 578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 514 daily.
Magdeburg set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 27 May 1951.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

578 stations

578 station records on 27 May 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lecor View Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ron	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bhim (Dawer)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jasdan	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lonavala	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Condah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell (Waare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

578 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 27 May 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 May 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 64, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1951

Top 20 records on 27 May 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1951	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Lecor View Point, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Ron, IN	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Husum, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Serviceton, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Bhim (Dawer), IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Mirranatwa (Bowacka), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Jasdan, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Harrow (Post Office), AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Garhi, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Port Fairy (Griffiths Island), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Waren, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Gargoti, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1951	Lonavala, IN	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	39 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1951. 1951 had 578 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 1951-05-27: 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	470
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1