Weather Records on 27 May 2014

835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 2014. Highest significance: Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE.

Key Facts for 27 May 2014

On 27 May 2014, 835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
420 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 803 daily.
Leipzig-Schkeuditz set a daily record precipitation of 41.5 mm (1.6 in) on 27 May 2014.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

835 stations

835 station records on 27 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Someren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Altgeringswalde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Heibloem (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwendijk (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dedemsvaart	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mehringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oschatz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kothen (Anhalt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brydeswood STN 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Ammers	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aalten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rouveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taksimo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rheezerveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marknesse_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Round Rock 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baruth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thorndale	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jharsuguda	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sevenum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

835 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 353, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	353
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 803.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

719 broken records

Margins by which the 719 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 2014

Top 20 records on 27 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 2014	Leipzig-Schkeuditz, DE	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 May 2014	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 May 2014	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 May 2014	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2014	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2014	Mahaulepu 941.1, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2014	Nossen, DE	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2014	Someren, NL	monthly rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2014	Eleele 927, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2014	El Campo, US	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2014	Altgeringswalde, DE	monthly rain	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2014	Puhi 1013, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2014	San Marcos, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	107 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2014	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2014	Wahiawa 930, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2014	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2014	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2014	Balasore, IN	daily rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2014	Koloa Mauka 994, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2014	Heibloem (L), NL	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	58 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2014. 2014 had 835 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 2014-05-27: 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 20	650
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1