Weather Records on 23 March 1927

202 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1927. Highest significance: Chilliwack, CA.

Key Facts for 23 March 1927

On 23 March 1927, 202 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 201 daily.
Chilliwack set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 23 March 1927.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

202 stations

202 station records on 23 March 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

202 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 23 March 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 March 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 201.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

184 broken records

Margins by which the 184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1927

Top 20 records on 23 March 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1927	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1927	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Boonara, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Astana, KZ	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Moolpa, AU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Kissimmee, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Beltana, AU	daily rain	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	47 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1927	Moorna, AU	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	47 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

1796 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1927. 1927 had 202 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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 5	152
5 to 10	16
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1