Weather Records on 27 May 2001

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 2001. Highest significance: Kimba, AU.

Key Facts for 27 May 2001

On 27 May 2001, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
428 were record highs and 247 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 860 daily.
Kimba set a daily record precipitation of 25.6 mm (1.0 in) on 27 May 2001.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 27 May 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hildre	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graterford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minter City	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmoore	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South Riana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anfa	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buctzotz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muna	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Motul	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bouse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolas Bravo KM. 71	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pudino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.7 C (92.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 May 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 May 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 860.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

699 broken records

Margins by which the 699 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 2001

Top 20 records on 27 May 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 2001	Kimba, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2001	Kljuchi, RU	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Hildre, NO	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Graterford 1 E, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Dover, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Minter City, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Socorro, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Kenai AP, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Ardrossan (Winulta), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	107 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Darby, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Phillipsburg-Easton Brg, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2001	Forest Grove, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	40 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2001. 2001 had 898 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 2001-05-27: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	629
10 to 20	49
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1