Weather Records on 27 May 2020

906 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 2020. Highest significance: De Sabla, US.

Key Facts for 27 May 2020

On 27 May 2020, 906 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
722 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 841 daily.
De Sabla set a daily record high minimum temperature of 24.4 C (75.9 F) on 27 May 2020.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

906 stations

906 station records on 27 May 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moundville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bora-Bora/Motu-Mute	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irbejskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg Benedum AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunflint Lake 10 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

906 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 284, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 438, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 27 May 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	284
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	438
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 27 May 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 64, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

706 broken records

Margins by which the 706 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 2020

Top 20 records on 27 May 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 2020	De Sabla, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	101 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2020	Wewahitchka, US	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2020	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Gordon, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Udialla, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Eastman 1 W, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Lord Howe Island Aero, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Aralskoe More, KZ	monthly high max	40.5 C (104.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Madeline Is, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Meda, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Derby Aero, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Balahta, RU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Zumbrota, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Moundville, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Newman, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Beaver Is, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Franklinville, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Bora-Bora/Motu-Mute, PF	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2020	Santa Rosa, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	44 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2020. 2020 had 906 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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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 50	699
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1