Weather Records on 27 May 1995

815 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 1995. Highest significance: Stockton 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 27 May 1995

On 27 May 1995, 815 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 772 daily.
Stockton 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 27 May 1995.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

815 stations

815 station records on 27 May 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stockton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney 16N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maaninka Halola	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jose Cardel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kirwin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peuelitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Damar	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palco	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ragan	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ardtalnaig	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Oxtotilpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mata Anona (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norcatur 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cerano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtepec	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolas Bravo KM. 71	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huamantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acazonica (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanopolis Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

815 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 27 May 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 27 May 1995 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 41, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 1995

Top 20 records on 27 May 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 1995	Stockton 1 E, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 May 1995	Norton 9SSE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Densmore 2N, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Wakeeney 16N, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Wilsonville, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Dolores Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Maaninka Halola, FI	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Jose Cardel, MX	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Kirwin Dam, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Long Is 1N, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Naponee, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Peuelitas, MX	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Cherry Creek Dam, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Damar, US	all-time rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Norton Dam, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Minden, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Palco, US	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Ragan, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 1995	Ardtalnaig, GB	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	42 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1995. 1995 had 815 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 1995-05-27: 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 50	634
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1