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Weather Records on 27 March 1902

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1902. Highest significance: Kew, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1902

  • On 27 March 1902, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Kew set an all-time record daily precipitation of 154.2 mm (6.1 in) on 27 March 1902.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 27 March 1902 18 station records on 27 March 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 27 March 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 March 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation154.2 mm (6.1 in)63 of 100 (Major)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation63.8 mm (2.5 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation65.0 mm (2.6 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation75.2 mm (3.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation59.7 mm (2.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature32.9 C (91.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo PrisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.9 mm (1.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 27 March 1902 by type Records set or tied on 27 March 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 March 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 27 March 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 March 1902 by timescale Records on 27 March 1902 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 15. 051015all-time: 1monthly: 2daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 March 1902 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 15.
Records on 27 March 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly2
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 March 1902 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.6. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 10: 1010 to 20: 320 to 30: 130 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 March 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 1010
10 to 203
20 to 301
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1902
Top 18 records on 27 March 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 March 1902Kew, AUall-time rain154.2 mm (6.1 in)66.6 mm (2.6 in)0 years63 of 100 (Major)
27 March 1902Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain63.8 mm (2.5 in)35.9 mm (1.4 in)16 years43 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1902Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)16 years39 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1902Werribee (Wyndham), AUmonthly rain75.2 mm (3.0 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)24 years37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1902Geelong Sec, AUmonthly rain59.7 mm (2.4 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)24 years31 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1902Wahgunyah, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1902Hambantota, LKdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)6 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1902Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1902Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max32.9 C (91.2 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1902Bendigo Prison, AUdaily rain42.9 mm (1.7 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1902Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1902Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1902Tarcutta Post Office, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1902Woodstock, CAdaily high max16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1902Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)3 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1902Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)3 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1902Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AUdaily rain (Tie)15.2 mm (0.6 in)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1902Peterborough, CAdaily high max (Tie)12.8 C (55.0 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1805 to 1902
Records on 03-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1902. 1902 had 18 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001805: 11806: 11807: 11808: 21822: 11830: 11837: 11840: 11845: 11850: 21853: 31859: 11861: 11862: 41865: 11867: 21870: 21873: 21877: 11879: 11882: 21883: 11884: 11885: 21886: 51888: 31890: 71891: 11892: 41894: 41895: 21896: 51897: 71898: 91899: 11901: 71902: 181903: 171904: 81905: 291906: 271907: 361908: 191909: 91910: 281911: 121912: 321913: 871914: 451915: 241916: 401917: 351918: 501919: 261920: 341921: 1131922: 401923: 1291924: 2441925: 741926: 1961927: 811928: 2871929: 1861930: 2271931: 4341932: 4801933: 1271934: 3281935: 2361936: 2461937: 6601938: 3061939: 3561940: 4911941: 2631942: 4781943: 3231944: 8591945: 7711946: 7621947: 7771948: 4421949: 5301950: 5131951: 3781952: 2851953: 3751954: 2651955: 1,7801956: 5851957: 1931958: 3061959: 3591960: 6301961: 5951962: 4691963: 6151964: 4951965: 7011966: 5221967: 5311968: 5591969: 5191970: 4021971: 1,0091972: 5421973: 5071974: 4851975: 1,8731976: 5401977: 1,0581978: 9071979: 6131980: 4161981: 6091982: 8831983: 1,1921984: 7141985: 9921986: 1,1311987: 7271988: 8091989: 1,8391990: 1,0801991: 1,8621992: 8841993: 1,1861994: 1,1221995: 1,0481996: 1,2201997: 9571998: 1,4791999: 7632000: 6182001: 1,3502002: 1,2572003: 7062004: 1,3572005: 9312006: 1,0562007: 1,7522008: 9442009: 1,0012010: 5422011: 9732012: 9092013: 1,3822014: 1,1352015: 1,0702016: 7012017: 4632018: 6212019: 5122020: 8602021: 4332022: 1,3022023: 1,4262024: 5652025: 1,3382026: 1,4641805187318991917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1902. 1902 had 18 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-27 in each year
YearRecords
18051
18061
18071
18082
18221
18301
18371
18401
18451
18502
18533
18591
18611
18624
18651
18672
18702
18732
18771
18791
18822
18831
18841
18852
18865
18883
18907
18911
18924
18944
18952
18965
18977
18989
18991
19017
190218
190317
19048
190529
190627
190736
190819
19099
191028
191112
191232
191387
191445
191524
191640
191735
191850
191926
192034
1921113
192240
1923129
1924244
192574
1926196
192781
1928287
1929186
1930227
1931434
1932480
1933127
1934328
1935236
1936246
1937660
1938306
1939356
1940491
1941263
1942478
1943323
1944859
1945771
1946762
1947777
1948442
1949530
1950513
1951378
1952285
1953375
1954265
19551,780
1956585
1957193
1958306
1959359
1960630
1961595
1962469
1963615
1964495
1965701
1966522
1967531
1968559
1969519
1970402
19711,009
1972542
1973507
1974485
19751,873
1976540
19771,058
1978907
1979613
1980416
1981609
1982883
19831,192
1984714
1985992
19861,131
1987727
1988809
19891,839
19901,080
19911,862
1992884
19931,186
19941,122
19951,048
19961,220
1997957
19981,479
1999763
2000618
20011,350
20021,257
2003706
20041,357
2005931
20061,056
20071,752
2008944
20091,001
2010542
2011973
2012909
20131,382
20141,135
20151,070
2016701
2017463
2018621
2019512
2020860
2021433
20221,302
20231,426
2024565
20251,338
20261,464

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).