Weather Records on 27 May 1968

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1968. Highest significance: Ann Arbor U of Mich, US.

Key Facts for 27 May 1968

On 27 May 1968, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 581 daily.
Ann Arbor U of Mich set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 27 May 1968.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 27 May 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Empress	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Simlapal	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ivdel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raghopur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrone Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Desuri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 27 May 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 27 May 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1968

Top 20 records on 27 May 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1968	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1968	Defiance, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1968	Circleville, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1968	Empress, CA	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	New Canton, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Wytheville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Ridgetown, CA	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Simlapal, IN	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Bay City, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Washington Court House, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Wilmington 3 N, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Langley AFB, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Harrow Cda, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Alma, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Ivdel, RU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1968	Paulding, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	47 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1968. 1968 had 605 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 1968-05-27: 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	463
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2