Weather Records on 27 May 2022

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 2022. Highest significance: Highlands, US.

Key Facts for 27 May 2022

On 27 May 2022, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
403 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 626 daily.
Highlands set a daily record precipitation of 140.2 mm (5.5 in) on 27 May 2022.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 27 May 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Antreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Irako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandviken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leusi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jocassee 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peebles	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Union 6 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Candler 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anucino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boone 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt Gulch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Izuhara	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 May 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 May 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 626.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 2022

Top 20 records on 27 May 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 2022	Highlands, US	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2022	Marshall, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2022	Laurens, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	116 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2022	Antreville, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2022	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	128 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2022	Irako, JP	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022	Hillsdale, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	119 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	131 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022	Sandviken, SE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	109 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022	Leusi, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022	Walhalla, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022	Salmon AP, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022	Sonora, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022	Wewahitchka, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily high max	33.2 C (91.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	127 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2022	Jocassee 8 WNW, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	42 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2022. 2022 had 653 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 2022-05-27: 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	479
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1