Weather Records on 27 May 2013

607 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 2013. Highest significance: Rockwell City, US.

Key Facts for 27 May 2013

On 27 May 2013, 607 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 585 daily.
Rockwell City set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 27 May 2013.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

607 stations

607 station records on 27 May 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elista	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Refuge HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph Rosecrans Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rarawai	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boxian	China	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yasawa-I-Rara	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fourmile Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record low minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dobuilevu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silvies	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record low minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Temosachi (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malye Derbety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anucino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

607 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 27 May 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 27 May 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 585.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 2013

Top 20 records on 27 May 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 2013	Rockwell City, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2013	Marshalltown, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	113 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2013	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2013	Cherokee, US	monthly rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	74 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2013	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2013	Conception, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2013	Pawnee City, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2013	Pontiac, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2013	Urjupino, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2013	Hawarden, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2013	Lincoln AP, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2013	Elista, RU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2013	Malheur Refuge HQ, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2013	St Joseph Rosecrans Mem AP, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2013	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2013	Canton, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	114 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2013	Rarawai, FJ	daily rain	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2013	Opheim 12 SSE, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2013	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2013	Boxian, CN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	47 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2013. 2013 had 607 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 2013-05-27: 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 200	516
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1