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Weather Records on 27 March 1920

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1920. Highest significance: St John's, CA.

Key Facts for 27 March 1920

  • On 27 March 1920, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 28 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 33 daily.
  • St John's set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 17.2 C (63.0 F) on 27 March 1920.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 27 March 1920 34 station records on 27 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 27 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 27 March 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
NeedlesUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-PecherskoeRussiaRecord high minimum temperature0.9 C (33.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa CdaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
TampaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
PlymouthUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 27 March 1920 by type Records set or tied on 27 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 19Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 27 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 27 March 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum19
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 27 March 1920 by timescale Records on 27 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 27 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 33.
Records on 27 March 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 March 1920 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.8. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 1: 71 to 2: 82 to 3: 53 to 4: 04 to 5: 15 to 6: 06 to 7: 17 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 27 March 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 17
1 to 28
2 to 35
3 to 40
4 to 51
5 to 60
6 to 71
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1920
Top 20 records on 27 March 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 March 1920St John's, CAmonthly high max17.2 C (63.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)22 years23 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920St John's, CAdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)23 years22 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Tbilisi, GEdaily rain11.1 mm (0.4 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Sydney, CAdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Karesuando, SEdaily high min-1.0 C (30.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Uman, UAdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Charlottetown, CAdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Vanersborg, SEdaily high max12.0 C (53.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Quebec, CAdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SEdaily high min2.0 C (35.6 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Boras, SEdaily high min4.0 C (39.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Needles, USdaily low max17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Portland, USdaily high max16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)23 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Bird Rocks, CAdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Troicko-Pecherskoe, RUdaily high min0.9 C (33.6 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Skara 1, SEdaily high min4.5 C (40.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Quebec, CAdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)3 years7 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1920Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high max11.7 C (53.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)3 years7 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 1920
Records on 03-27 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1920. 1920 had 34 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 1920. 1920 had 34 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).