Weather Records on 27 May 1992

1,413 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1992. Highest significance: Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US.

Key Facts for 27 May 1992

On 27 May 1992, 1,413 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 912 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 1,398 daily.
Yellowstone Park Mammoth set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 27 May 1992.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

1,413 stations

1,413 station records on 27 May 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	184.3 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlins AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muddy Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,413 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 585, Highest daily minimum 162, Lowest daily minimum 327, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 May 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	585
Highest daily minimum	162
Lowest daily minimum	327
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 May 1992 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 1,398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,122 broken records

Margins by which the 1,122 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1992

Top 20 records on 27 May 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1992	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1992	Vouziers, FR	daily rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Alvin, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Conceicao, BR	all-time rain	184.3 mm (7.3 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Thompsons 3 WSW, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Ft Logan 4 ESE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Rawlins AP, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Yates Ctr, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Winfield 3NE, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Manistee 3SE, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Leo 6 SW, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Brownsville, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Perry, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Albion, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	McPherson, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Norwich, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Lebanon 2W, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1992	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	98 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1992. 1992 had 1,413 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 1992-05-27: 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	1,094
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2