Weather Records on 27 May 1972

508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1972. Highest significance: Helmond, NL.

Key Facts for 27 May 1972

On 27 May 1972, 508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 500 daily.
Helmond set a daily record precipitation of 31.3 mm (1.2 in) on 27 May 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

508 stations

508 station records on 27 May 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ra-Iz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guanambi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	44.3 C (111.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmonde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ipupiara (Jordao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wolsey	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oliveira Dos Brejinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barra da Estiva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astor Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner (Itacira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio Allende	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valle de Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Miguel El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

508 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 May 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 May 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 500.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1972

Top 20 records on 27 May 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1972	Helmond, NL	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Jesus Maria (Smn), MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Goodland, US	all-time rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Ituacu, BR	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Ra-Iz, RU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	St Marks 5 SSE, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	McPherson, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Guanambi, BR	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	S.Joao Do Piaui, BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Podor, SN	daily high max	44.3 C (111.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Dawson, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Southport 5 N, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Clearwater, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Presa Plutarco Elias Calles, MX	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Ijsselmonde, NL	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Ipupiara (Jordao), BR	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Zugdidi, GE	daily rain	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Pilao Arcado, BR	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1972	Essen-Bredeney, DE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	36 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1972. 1972 had 508 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 1972-05-27: 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 100	397
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1