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Weather Records on 27 March 1916

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1916. Highest significance: George Airport, ZA.

Key Facts for 27 March 1916

  • On 27 March 1916, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 40 daily.
  • George Airport set a daily record precipitation of 37.9 mm (1.5 in) on 27 March 1916.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

40 stations
Weather records on 27 March 1916 40 station records on 27 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
40 station records on 27 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 March 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
George AirportSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation37.9 mm (1.5 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MoontaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.2 C (70.2 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
HoornNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape WilloughbyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord high minimum temperature10.1 C (50.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14South AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
RedhillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MallalaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah NorthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KingscoteAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NormanCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high maximum temperature18.4 C (65.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature3.7 C (38.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
EllistonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
MaitlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
VytegraRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.2 mm (0.20 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.2 mm (0.32 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsons MountAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records
Records on 27 March 1916 by type Records set or tied on 27 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 26. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 26Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 26.
Records on 27 March 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall26
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 March 1916 by timescale Records on 27 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 40all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40.
Records on 27 March 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily40

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 March 1916 Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.1. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 3: 223 to 5: 105 to 8: 08 to 10: 110 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 March 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 322
3 to 510
5 to 80
8 to 101
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1916
Top 20 records on 27 March 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 March 1916George Airport, ZAdaily rain37.9 mm (1.5 in)16.1 mm (0.6 in)27 years29 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Oxford, GBdaily low max2.8 C (37.0 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)45 years25 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Putten (Gld), NLdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Karesuando, SEdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain8.7 mm (0.34 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Moonta, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily high min21.2 C (70.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Hoorn, NLdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Cape Willoughby, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)14 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Tbilisi, GEdaily high min10.1 C (50.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Buffelsfontein 14, ZAdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Redhill, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Mallala, AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Wandearah North, AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Kingscote, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Cape Norman, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1916Kiev, UAdaily high max18.4 C (65.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)25 years13 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 1916
Records on 03-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1916. 1916 had 40 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 1916. 1916 had 40 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).