Weather Records on 22 March 1927

399 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 March 1927. Highest significance: Bauhinia Downs Store, AU.

Key Facts for 22 March 1927

On 22 March 1927, 399 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 396 daily.
Bauhinia Downs Store set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 22 March 1927.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

399 stations

399 station records on 22 March 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 March 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

399 records

Records set or tied on 22 March 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 322, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 March 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	322
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 March 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

367 broken records

Margins by which the 367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 March 1927

Top 20 records on 22 March 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 1927	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1927	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1927	Happy Valley Reservoir, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1927	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 1927	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	Swift Current, CA	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	Point Escuminac, CA	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	Redhill, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	monthly high max	16.9 C (62.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	Chatham, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	Cet Central England, GB	monthly high min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	Chatham, CA	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	Tampa, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1927	New Orleans Carrollton, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	23 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

1794 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1927. 1927 had 399 records.

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

Records on 03-22 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1808	1
1818	1
1822	2
1828	1
1836	1
1837	1
1844	1
1845	1
1846	1
1852	1
1857	1
1858	1
1865	6
1867	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	3
1884	2
1885	4
1886	2
1887	1
1889	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	2
1896	8
1897	9
1898	4
1899	10
1900	2
1901	5
1902	15
1903	19
1904	10
1905	5
1906	14
1907	43
1908	4
1909	8
1910	23
1911	11
1912	13
1913	54
1914	59
1915	21
1916	58
1917	33
1918	38
1919	15
1920	42
1921	27
1922	164
1923	70
1924	62
1925	222
1926	415
1927	399
1928	156
1929	384
1930	199
1931	294
1932	260
1933	149
1934	287
1935	469
1936	301
1937	174
1938	868
1939	585
1940	440
1941	352
1942	277
1943	218
1944	546
1945	340
1946	362
1947	235
1948	666
1949	374
1950	588
1951	370
1952	1,763
1953	332
1954	445
1955	1,315
1956	450
1957	348
1958	540
1959	333
1960	926
1961	260
1962	303
1963	518
1964	492
1965	1,034
1966	635
1967	561
1968	923
1969	271
1970	563
1971	476
1972	691
1973	512
1974	838
1975	695
1976	353
1977	574
1978	814
1979	1,068
1980	571
1981	895
1982	716
1983	1,760
1984	611
1985	538
1986	1,673
1987	861
1988	949
1989	821
1990	1,428
1991	1,484
1992	975
1993	890
1994	796
1995	1,486
1996	862
1997	1,019
1998	1,136
1999	930
2000	1,221
2001	1,326
2002	1,748
2003	989
2004	1,591
2005	865
2006	1,080
2007	1,497
2008	816
2009	769
2010	1,083
2011	1,265
2012	2,655
2013	1,329
2014	508
2015	458
2016	566
2017	1,038
2018	1,022
2019	552
2020	372
2021	568
2022	1,005
2023	1,202
2024	486
2025	720
2026	2,228

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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	360
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1