Weather Records on 16 March 1927

468 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 March 1927. Highest significance: Regina Int'l A, CA.

Key Facts for 16 March 1927

On 16 March 1927, 468 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
407 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 462 daily.
Regina Int'l A set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 16 March 1927.
Across 162 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

468 stations

468 station records on 16 March 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 March 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

468 records

Records set or tied on 16 March 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 288, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 16 March 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	288
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 March 1927 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 March 1927

Top 20 records on 16 March 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 March 1927	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1927	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1927	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1927	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1927	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1927	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 March 1927	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1927	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1927	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1927	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1927	Portland, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1927	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1927	Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1927	Toronto, CA	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1927	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1927	Ida, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1927	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1927	Farmington, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1927	Prince Albert, CA	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1927	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	27 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

1801 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1927. 1927 had 468 records.

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

Records on 03-16 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1822	1
1825	1
1828	1
1843	1
1845	4
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	3
1883	2
1884	6
1885	2
1886	2
1887	4
1888	4
1889	7
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	5
1895	5
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	6
1901	8
1902	17
1904	7
1905	6
1906	13
1907	14
1908	33
1909	11
1910	18
1911	23
1912	19
1913	47
1914	42
1915	16
1916	39
1917	22
1918	40
1919	64
1920	56
1921	272
1922	19
1923	105
1924	70
1925	55
1926	117
1927	468
1928	208
1929	150
1930	391
1931	98
1932	337
1933	101
1934	283
1935	533
1936	321
1937	758
1938	537
1939	326
1940	230
1941	228
1942	786
1943	692
1944	410
1945	1,481
1946	1,341
1947	355
1948	482
1949	352
1950	388
1951	283
1952	584
1953	245
1954	259
1955	419
1956	802
1957	341
1958	409
1959	269
1960	955
1961	367
1962	376
1963	521
1964	172
1965	273
1966	1,204
1967	761
1968	656
1969	842
1970	670
1971	338
1972	817
1973	736
1974	622
1975	526
1976	486
1977	595
1978	719
1979	845
1980	557
1981	707
1982	1,211
1983	858
1984	617
1985	725
1986	549
1987	886
1988	1,331
1989	992
1990	2,159
1991	823
1992	1,013
1993	1,661
1994	959
1995	1,074
1996	732
1997	1,327
1998	1,193
1999	828
2000	709
2001	884
2002	1,096
2003	1,093
2004	1,367
2005	1,292
2006	717
2007	1,293
2008	899
2009	681
2010	630
2011	856
2012	2,749
2013	1,096
2014	631
2015	1,537
2016	972
2017	1,302
2018	540
2019	762
2020	659
2021	647
2022	432
2023	897
2024	814
2025	936
2026	1,412

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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 25	393
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1