Weather Records on 15 March 1927

332 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1927. Highest significance: Calgary Int'l A, CA.

Key Facts for 15 March 1927

On 15 March 1927, 332 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 329 daily.
Calgary Int'l A set a daily record snowfall of 11.4 cm (4.5 in) on 15 March 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

332 stations

332 station records on 15 March 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

332 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 15 March 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 March 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1927

Top 20 records on 15 March 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1927	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Portland, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Alexandria, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Armour, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Howard, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Glasgow #2, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Cultowa, AU	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Macon 2 NE, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Genoa 2 W, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Howard, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	Surgut, RU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1927	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high max	5.8 C (42.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 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

1810 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1927. 1927 had 332 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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 10	275
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1