Weather Records on 27 May 1976

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1976. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 27 May 1976

On 27 May 1976, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 569 daily.
Hvar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.2 mm (3.4 in) on 27 May 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 27 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nybro-Slattingebygd D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Svartingstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skillingaryd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paulistrom	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stamps	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brusque (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Martim Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ohs	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hylletofta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Horda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blumenau (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirama (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kavsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Godeberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prastkulla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tranhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haggarda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Pequeno	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vendinga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dedeben (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armazem Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Des Arc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 569.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1976

Top 20 records on 27 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1976	Hvar, HR	monthly rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 May 1976	Jaral de Berrios, MX	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Ilhota-Jusante, BR	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Apiuna -Regua Nova (Pcd), BR	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Nybro-Slattingebygd D, SE	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Svartingstorp, SE	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Sandbackshult, SE	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Skillingaryd, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Paulistrom, SE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Hassleby, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Stamps, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Brusque (Pcd), BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Martim Francisco, BR	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Ohs, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Hylletofta, SE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Nova Bremen, BR	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Farmerville, US	monthly rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Horda, SE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Blumenau (Pcd), BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1976	Ibirama (Pcd), BR	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	45 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1976. 1976 had 589 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 1976-05-27: 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	382
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	34
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1