Weather Records on 27 May 2016

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 2016. Highest significance: Washington Sp, US.

Key Facts for 27 May 2016

On 27 May 2016, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 590 daily.
Washington Sp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 327.7 mm (12.9 in) on 27 May 2016.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 27 May 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	327.7 mm (12.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	520.7 mm (20.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goessel 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perry Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boyce 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fedor 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milolii 2.34	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ubachsberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chain of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pali Golf Course 788.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ozernaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alta Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onaga	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watsons Creek (Tilmunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden (Balook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra (South Winscombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 May 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 May 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 590.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 2016

Top 20 records on 27 May 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 2016	Washington Sp, US	monthly rain	327.7 mm (12.9 in)	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	70 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 May 2016	Brenham, US	all-time rain	520.7 mm (20.5 in)	257.0 mm (10.1 in)	21 years	76 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2016	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	95 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2016	Liberty, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Lecompton, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Somerville Dam, US	monthly rain	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Overbrook 5 SE, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	St Peter, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Montgomery, US	monthly rain	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Osage City, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Goessel 2 NW, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Sterling, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Syracuse, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Dime Box, US	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Perry Lake, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Munising, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2016	Crockett, US	monthly rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	77 years	45 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2016. 2016 had 622 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 2016-05-27: 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 50	519
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2