Weather Records on 27 May 2002

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 2002. Highest significance: Te Kowai Exp STN, AU.

Key Facts for 27 May 2002

On 27 May 2002, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 490 daily.
Te Kowai Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 79.0 mm (3.1 in) on 27 May 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 417 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 27 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Finspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gustorp_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Overum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holmbo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Soderkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norrkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kisa_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogestad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhalal-Abad	Kyrgyzstan	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sorbytorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonsberg Landbruksskole	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Mina 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Plains 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tepetixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ionia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hejnum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Torntorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gardermoen Sor	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caltepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carnamah	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Memmingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 164.

Records on 27 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 490.

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 52.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 2002

Top 20 records on 27 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 2002	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2002	Finspang, SE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2002	Gustorp_D, SE	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2002	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Overum, SE	all-time rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Lviv, UA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Holmbo_D, SE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Soderkoping, SE	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Norrkoping, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Purcellville, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Eastland, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Graham, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Kisa_D, SE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Hult, SE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Wardensville R M Farm, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Taylorville 2SE, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2002	Tiree, GB	daily low min	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	17 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2002. 2002 had 511 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 2002-05-27: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	344
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3