Weather Records on 17 March 1927

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 March 1927. Highest significance: Coldwater, CA.

Key Facts for 17 March 1927

On 17 March 1927, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
317 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 369 daily.
Coldwater set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 17 March 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1825 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 17 March 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 March 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 17 March 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 17 March 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 March 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

325 broken records

Margins by which the 325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 March 1927

Top 20 records on 17 March 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 March 1927	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1927	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1927	Stratford, CA	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Grayling, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Waterbury, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Turners Falls, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Keene, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Watertown, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Clontarf, CA	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Lindsay, CA	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Fitchburg 4 SE, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Toledo Blade, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Fall River, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Taunton, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1927	Port Arthur, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45 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

1825 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1825 to 1927. 1927 had 369 records.

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

Records on 03-17 in each year
Year	Records
1825	2
1839	1
1845	1
1850	2
1852	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	4
1883	1
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	1
1895	5
1896	2
1897	9
1898	14
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	16
1903	10
1904	11
1905	10
1906	15
1907	14
1908	20
1909	20
1910	17
1911	7
1912	7
1913	31
1914	28
1915	22
1916	40
1917	52
1918	26
1919	86
1920	50
1921	96
1922	49
1923	130
1924	78
1925	143
1926	185
1927	369
1928	230
1929	85
1930	306
1931	124
1932	484
1933	198
1934	368
1935	259
1936	601
1937	455
1938	394
1939	583
1940	250
1941	689
1942	783
1943	500
1944	288
1945	1,345
1946	810
1947	332
1948	340
1949	178
1950	1,105
1951	489
1952	527
1953	236
1954	365
1955	385
1956	573
1957	327
1958	535
1959	471
1960	814
1961	679
1962	321
1963	738
1964	241
1965	1,115
1966	970
1967	856
1968	849
1969	651
1970	768
1971	361
1972	1,013
1973	943
1974	837
1975	475
1976	534
1977	479
1978	787
1979	507
1980	658
1981	679
1982	1,315
1983	912
1984	599
1985	662
1986	551
1987	1,362
1988	1,325
1989	1,082
1990	1,916
1991	756
1992	740
1993	1,608
1994	822
1995	989
1996	689
1997	895
1998	972
1999	688
2000	792
2001	1,349
2002	1,210
2003	1,244
2004	1,406
2005	1,475
2006	579
2007	1,470
2008	955
2009	717
2010	584
2011	926
2012	2,715
2013	723
2014	1,039
2015	1,145
2016	545
2017	847
2018	891
2019	738
2020	454
2021	502
2022	452
2023	875
2024	668
2025	722
2026	2,522

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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	321
25 to 50	3
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1