Weather Records on 27 May 2008

914 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 2008. Highest significance: Austin #2, US.

Key Facts for 27 May 2008

On 27 May 2008, 914 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
408 were record highs and 303 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 856 daily.
Austin #2 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 27 May 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

914 stations

914 station records on 27 May 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Red Willow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzinskij Zapovednik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Tigre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yibin	China	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Alta #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guanghua	China	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Anton	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Yadnarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isit	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rouen - Boos	France	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pesqueira	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Mount Cameron (Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

914 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 May 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 May 2008 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 54, daily 856.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 2008

Top 20 records on 27 May 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 2008	Austin #2, US	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 May 2008	Fredonia, US	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2008	Columbia, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2008	Red Willow Dam, US	all-time rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2008	Warooka, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2008	Barrow AP, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2008	Howard 2SE, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2008	Fall Rvr Lake, US	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2008	Shoshoni, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2008	Barguzinskij Zapovednik, RU	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2008	Hebron, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2008	Manston, GB	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2008	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2008	Presa El Tigre, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2008	Riverton, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2008	Yibin, CN	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2008	Terra Alta #1, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2008	Anniston Metro AP, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2008	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2008	Evansville Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	49 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2008. 2008 had 914 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 2008-05-27: 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 100	726
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1