Weather Records on 27 May 2019

960 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 2019. Highest significance: Zegveld, NL.

Key Facts for 27 May 2019

On 27 May 2019, 960 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
379 were record highs and 227 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 893 daily.
Zegveld set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 27 May 2019.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

960 stations

960 station records on 27 May 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chaoyang	China	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jixi	China	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brouwershaven	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Urmi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelminadorp-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hansen Sawmill	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Powder	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonghe	China	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pole Creek R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Astrahanka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

960 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 224, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 27 May 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	224
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 27 May 2019 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 64, daily 893.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

764 broken records

Margins by which the 764 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 2019

Top 20 records on 27 May 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 2019	Zegveld, NL	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2019	Kennebec, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2019	Timiryazevskij, RU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2019	Murdo, US	all-time rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2019	Chaoyang, CN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2019	Jixi, CN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2019	Brouwershaven, NL	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2019	Rapelje, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2019	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2019	Urmi, RU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2019	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2019	Bynum 4 SSE, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2019	Tonopah, US	monthly snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2019	Timber Creek, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2019	Visalia, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2019	Spencer 1 N, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2019	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2019	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2019	Gellibrand River West, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2019	Sibley, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	100 years	48 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2019. 2019 had 960 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 2019-05-27: 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	762
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1