Weather Records on 27 May 2026

1,184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 May 2026. Highest significance: Paruna, AU.

Key Facts for 27 May 2026

On 27 May 2026, 1,184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
920 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 1,093 daily.
Paruna set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.4 mm (1.9 in) on 27 May 2026.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

1,184 stations

1,184 station records on 27 May 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 May 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paruna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alawoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Longley (Telopea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Erica (Parkers Corner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Range View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton the Anchorage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent (Twilight Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ittoqqortoormiit	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murderers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bredette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mathis 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toyama	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quartz Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ouessant	France	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Semijarka	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,184 records

Records set or tied on 27 May 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 279, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 641, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 27 May 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	279
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	641
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 27 May 2026 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 89, daily 1,093.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

956 broken records

Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 May 2026

Top 20 records on 27 May 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 May 2026	Paruna, AU	monthly rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	75 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2026	Alawoona (Schells Well), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2026	Mount Wellington, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2026	Lyrup, AU	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 May 2026	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	Alawoona, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz, MX	daily low min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	Longley (Telopea), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	McCamey, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	111 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	Manildra (George St), AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	Erica (Parkers Corner), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	monthly high max	36.4 C (97.5 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	Range View, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	Loxton Research Centre, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	Mt Adams Rs, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	Renmark Aero, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 May 2026	Wondalli, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	84 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2026. 2026 had 1,184 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	1,184

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Data for records on 2026-05-27: 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	886
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2