Weather Records on 3 March 1927

143 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1927. Highest significance: Salisbury, US.

Key Facts for 3 March 1927

On 3 March 1927, 143 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 140 daily.
Salisbury set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 3 March 1927.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

143 stations

143 station records on 3 March 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Laramie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	186.0 cm (73.2 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

143 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 3 March 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 3 March 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 140.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

103 broken records

Margins by which the 103 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1927

Top 20 records on 3 March 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1927	Salisbury, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1927	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1927	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Mildura Post Office, AU	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Sandvig, DK	daily high min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Pitea, SE	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Tot-Ma, RU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	48 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	monthly high min	26.3 C (79.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Lake City 2 E, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Saint Leo, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Tampa, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Pacific Heights, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	0 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Plant City, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1927	Tampa, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	16 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

1804 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1927. 1927 had 143 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 March 1927
Margin	Records
0 to 100	99
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1