Weather Records on 27 May 2023

405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 2023. Highest significance: Ganca, AZ.

Key Facts for 27 May 2023

On 27 May 2023, 405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 394 daily.
Ganca set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 27 May 2023.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 418 records.

Record Map

405 stations

405 station records on 27 May 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Friona	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dakar/Yoff	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Myrtle Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S Kona 2 2.32	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tazovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hysham	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookgreen Gardens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick-McKinnon AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrick 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barth	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nassau Airport New	Bahamas, The	Record low minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Surigao	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Lopatka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche 22 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

405 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 86.

Records on 27 May 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 May 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 2023

Top 20 records on 27 May 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 2023	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2023	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	117 years	66 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2023	Friona, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2023	Floydada, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld, BM	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	Luroy, NO	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	Dakar/Yoff, SN	daily high max	34.3 C (93.7 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	Matador, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	N Myrtle Beach, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	Hereford, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	Fernandina Beach, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	Colville, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	Lumberton Rgnl AP, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	Black Mtn, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	Zakatala, AZ	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	Romney 1 SW, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	125 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	Buffalo, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2023	S Kona 2 2.32, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2023. 2023 had 405 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 10	287
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1