Weather Records on 27 March 1923

129 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 March 1923. Highest significance: Cooktown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 27 March 1923

On 27 March 1923, 129 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 124 daily.
Cooktown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 157.2 mm (6.2 in) on 27 March 1923.
Across 160 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

129 stations

129 station records on 27 March 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 March 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

129 records

Records set or tied on 27 March 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 27 March 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 27 March 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 124.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

106 broken records

Margins by which the 106 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 March 1923

Top 20 records on 27 March 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 March 1923	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1923	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 March 1923	Uccle, BE	daily high max	21.8 C (71.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	White River, CA	daily low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	12.7 C (22.9 F)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Halifax, CA	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Chatham, CA	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Green Bay, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Portland, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Burlington, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Enosburg Falls, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Port Arthur, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Peterborough, CA	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Brome, CA	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Charlottetown, CA	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Stockton 2, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 1923	Grants Pass, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	29 years	22 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1923. 1923 had 129 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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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 50	102
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1