Weather Records on 27 May 1959

449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1959. Highest significance: Sanganer, IN.

Key Facts for 27 May 1959

On 27 May 1959, 449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 438 daily.
Sanganer set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 27 May 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

449 stations

449 station records on 27 May 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kotputli	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pauta Amaria	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Forge 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dausa	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bairath	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

449 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 27 May 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 May 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 438.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1959

Top 20 records on 27 May 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1959	Sanganer, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1959	Mahbubnagar, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1959	Chatsu, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Dickson, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Kotputli, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Kotdwara, IN	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Columbia City, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Paducah, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Kampur, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Oneonta, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Pauta Amaria, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Toledo Lorenzana, ES	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Cairo 1SW, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Winter, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Glenormiston, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Ranikhet, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Kalsia, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Mangaldai, IN	monthly rain	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Dadupur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1959	Pawayan, IN	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	38 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1959. 1959 had 449 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 1959-05-27: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	320
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1