Weather Records on 27 May 1962

460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1962. Highest significance: Mokhada, IN.

Key Facts for 27 May 1962

On 27 May 1962, 460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 446 daily.
Mokhada set a monthly record daily precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 27 May 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

460 stations

460 station records on 27 May 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miamisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalabity	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hecla	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville Dam 2O	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

460 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 May 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 May 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1962

Top 20 records on 27 May 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1962	Mokhada, IN	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Tacoma, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Ames, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Miamisburg, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Muralgarra, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Kalabity, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Borenore Store, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Madison, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Silverton, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Ullawarra, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1962	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1962	Upland 2NE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1962	Whyalla (Nonowie), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1962	Commodore, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1962. 1962 had 460 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 1962-05-27: 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 25	352
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1