Weather Records on 27 May 1967

492 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1967. Highest significance: East London -Signal STN, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 May 1967

On 27 May 1967, 492 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 481 daily.
East London -Signal STN set a daily record precipitation of 74.0 mm (2.9 in) on 27 May 1967.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

492 stations

492 station records on 27 May 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Klipbanksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotonosha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Unaha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houd Constant	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sackville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

492 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 27 May 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 27 May 1967 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1967

Top 20 records on 27 May 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1967	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1967	Mariyna Gorka, BY	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1967	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1967	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1967	Clifton, ZA	monthly rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	Kamferskraal, ZA	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	Klipbanksfontein, ZA	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	Zolotonosha, UA	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	Loerie (Sar), ZA	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	San Juan de Los Llanos, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	Boesmansrivier, ZA	daily rain	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	Mtn View 91, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	Clocolan (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	Port Alfred, ZA	all-time rain	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1967	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	84 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1967. 1967 had 492 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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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 100	415
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1