Weather Records on 27 May 1969

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1969. Highest significance: Stevens Pt, US.

Key Facts for 27 May 1969

On 27 May 1969, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 792 daily.
Stevens Pt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 105.7 mm (4.2 in) on 27 May 1969.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

850 stations

850 station records on 27 May 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nindigully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Islet Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Astor Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheriton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Victor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Godda	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St Elias	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tullochard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 202, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 27 May 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	202
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 May 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 57, daily 792.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

685 broken records

Margins by which the 685 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1969

Top 20 records on 27 May 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1969	Stevens Pt, US	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1969	Woodlands, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Terrick Terrick Stud, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Nindigully, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Pine Islet Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	North Yancho, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Weribone, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Roma Downs, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Astor Exp STN, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Frogmoor, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Surat, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Fernlee, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Ulleungdo, KR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Waupaca, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Tampa Intl AP, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Valley City 3 NNW, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1969	Kadoka, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1969. 1969 had 850 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 1969-05-27: 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 10	626
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1