Weather Records on 27 May 1961

1,504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1961. Highest significance: McAdam, CA.

Key Facts for 27 May 1961

On 27 May 1961, 1,504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 1,195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,479 daily.
McAdam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.6 mm (4.1 in) on 27 May 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

1,504 stations

1,504 station records on 27 May 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans WSO City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,504 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 481, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 714, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 May 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	481
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	714
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 May 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 1,479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,308 broken records

Margins by which the 1,308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1961

Top 20 records on 27 May 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1961	McAdam, CA	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1961	Harvey Station, CA	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1961	Three Hills, CA	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1961	Eastport, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	Woodstock, CA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	E Wareham, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	Gaspe, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	St George, CA	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	all-time rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	Mansfield, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	Nepisiguit Falls, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	Bathurst, CA	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	Middleton, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	La Grange 1N, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	Covington 3 SW, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	Suassurana, BR	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1961	Pembroke, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	41 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1961. 1961 had 1,504 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 1961-05-27: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	1,222
10 to 20	55
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1