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Weather Records on 27 March 1917

35 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1917. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 27 March 1917

  • On 27 March 1917, 35 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 12 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 35 daily.
  • Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record low maximum temperature of 12.0 C (53.6 F) on 27 March 1917.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

35 stations
Weather records on 27 March 1917 35 station records on 27 March 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
35 station records on 27 March 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 March 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-LonchampFranceRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
MiddleburgSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)United StatesRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord low maximum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
WellwoodAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-28.2 C (-18.8 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

35 records
Records on 27 March 1917 by type Records set or tied on 27 March 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 March 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 27 March 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 March 1917 by timescale Records on 27 March 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 35. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 35all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 March 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 35.
Records on 27 March 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily35

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 March 1917 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.1. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 172 to 4: 74 to 6: 46 to 8: 18 to 10: 210 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 March 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 217
2 to 47
4 to 64
6 to 81
8 to 102
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1917
Top 20 records on 27 March 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 March 1917Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max12.0 C (53.6 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)53 years32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily low max11.0 C (51.8 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)27 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FRdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min4.0 C (39.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily low min6.0 C (42.8 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Sterkstroom (Pol), ZAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SEdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min-0.5 C (31.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily low min4.0 C (39.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Alton, CAdaily high max16.7 C (62.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)14 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Middleburg, ZAdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)35 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Fort National, DZdaily low max5.0 C (41.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Fort National, DZdaily low min-1.0 C (30.2 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Sydney, CAdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Hingham (1), USdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Guelph Oac, CAdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Charlottetown, CAdaily high max9.4 C (48.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Wrixum/Fohr, DEdaily low max2.5 C (36.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1917Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily low max14.0 C (57.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)10 years10 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 1917
Records on 03-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1917. 1917 had 35 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 1917. 1917 had 35 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).