Weather Records on 27 March 1921

113 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1921. Highest significance: Musgrave, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1921

On 27 March 1921, 113 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 100 daily.
Musgrave set a daily record precipitation of 87.1 mm (3.4 in) on 27 March 1921.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

113 stations

113 station records on 27 March 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

113 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 20.

Records on 27 March 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 March 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 100.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

97 broken records

Margins by which the 97 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1921

Top 20 records on 27 March 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1921	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1921	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1921	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Barrie, CA	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Atlantic City Marina, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Lakefield, CA	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Montreal McGill, CA	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Port Arthur, CA	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Falun, SE	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Sveg, SE	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Bjuraker, SE	monthly rain	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Alton, CA	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Toronto, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1921	Guelph Oac, CA	monthly high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	18 years	19 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1921. 1921 had 113 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1808	2
1822	1
1830	1
1837	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	4
1865	1
1867	2
1870	2
1873	2
1877	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	5
1888	3
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1894	4
1895	2
1896	5
1897	7
1898	9
1899	1
1901	7
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	29
1906	27
1907	36
1908	19
1909	9
1910	28
1911	12
1912	32
1913	87
1914	45
1915	24
1916	40
1917	35
1918	50
1919	26
1920	34
1921	113
1922	40
1923	129
1924	244
1925	74
1926	196
1927	81
1928	287
1929	186
1930	227
1931	434
1932	480
1933	127
1934	328
1935	236
1936	246
1937	660
1938	306
1939	356
1940	491
1941	263
1942	478
1943	323
1944	859
1945	771
1946	762
1947	777
1948	442
1949	530
1950	513
1951	378
1952	285
1953	375
1954	265
1955	1,780
1956	585
1957	193
1958	306
1959	359
1960	630
1961	595
1962	469
1963	615
1964	495
1965	701
1966	522
1967	531
1968	559
1969	519
1970	402
1971	1,009
1972	542
1973	507
1974	485
1975	1,873
1976	540
1977	1,058
1978	907
1979	613
1980	416
1981	609
1982	883
1983	1,192
1984	714
1985	992
1986	1,131
1987	727
1988	809
1989	1,839
1990	1,080
1991	1,862
1992	884
1993	1,186
1994	1,122
1995	1,048
1996	1,220
1997	957
1998	1,479
1999	763
2000	618
2001	1,350
2002	1,257
2003	706
2004	1,357
2005	931
2006	1,056
2007	1,752
2008	944
2009	1,001
2010	542
2011	973
2012	909
2013	1,382
2014	1,135
2015	1,070
2016	701
2017	463
2018	621
2019	512
2020	860
2021	433
2022	1,302
2023	1,426
2024	565
2025	1,338
2026	1,464

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Data for records on 1921-03-27: 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	90
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1